Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act

Introduction In 1994 Bill Clinton and his administration passed The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. This bill was passed with bi-partisan support and became a mixture of President Nixon’s War on drugs and President Regan’s tough on crime initiatives. My goal in this paper is to identify why this crucial bill was passed as well as analyze the hardships it may have caused including all the major agencies that took part in ratifying this bill. To achieve this goal, I have organized my paper into three main sections. In the first section, I will provide an overview of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and the main issues it encompasses. Furthermore, I will analyze the role the government played while implementing…

For generations violent crimes and gun control have been under construction, yet we seem to still have vicious crimes happening in the United States. Situations like these are hard to control, and unfortunately has the population grows, the tougher it is going to become. Violent crimes are either acted out by raping a victim, murdering or a vicious act on someone, and anything that has to do with putting someone 's life in danger. Some of these crimes are affected with the use of guns, however…

Massey, we read of the ways we enforce immigration laws and how they form an institution. There are 50.5 Million Latinos in the U.S. making them the largest minority group here. Blacks make 10.3% of the population and are outnumbered by Latinos by about 6%. Racialization of Latinos goes as far back as 1848 when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed into effect and it bought 50,000 Mexican people into the country. Immediately people began to discriminate against them. Instantly, policies…

society at large. Following an offender’s release, regardless of their crime, there is a high likelihood that the offender will recidivate if they are not successfully integrated back into society. Specifically, it is often assumed that sex offenders are highly likely to recidivate and that they will continue to be perpetrators of sexual offenses (Tewksbury, Jennings, & Zgoba, 2011). Nationwide, lawmakers have enacted policies that have been designed to decrease rates of sexual recidivism…

the implementation of several laws have been enacted to protect adults and children from sex offenders. Some of these laws have required states to establish database of people who have been convicted of certain sex acts. One of these is the Jacob Wetterling Act. This was enacted back in 1994 which required states to implement a sex offender and crimes against children registry. Megan’s Law amends the Wetterling Act and requires states to establish a notification system notifying the citizens or…

The Sex Offender Next Door Summary: In the video, “The Sex Offender Next Door,” focuses on sex offenders and it's effect upon communities. Due to the actions of sex offenders, there are many laws that have been passed in order to notify the community, and restrict sex offenders liberties to encourage good behavior. While sex offenders committing crime compared to other criminal behavior is usually less, communities would request more restrictions on sex offenders and to severely punish them.…

All crimes are heinous but sex crimes are especially horrendous. Acts of sex crimes can not only completely violate someone in a physical sense, but also mentally for the rest of their lives. Several laws have been passed within the last twenty years to deter sex offenders. Theses laws are called SORN ( Sex Offender Registration and Notification ) Three major SORN laws are the Jacob Wetterling Act, Megan 's Law, & The Adam Walsh Act. Some people tend to sympathize more for murders more than sex…

The Number One People Who Should Rot in Prison Sex offenders are disgusting people who should spend the rest of their life rotting in a cell. They deserve the most rigorous and cruel sentences, because not only do they rape innocent people, but sometimes they even go as far as murdering them. There have been laws passed cracking down on sex offenders. One of the most important is the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA), which gives punishment depending on the level of the…

The massive surge in legislation in the 1990s written with the purpose of protecting the public from persons convicted for sexual crimes has produced complex and multi-faceted consequences for neighborhoods where sex offenders reside. Sex offender legislation set out to register and control the movement of convicted sex offenders. This principle of public protection resulted in the establishment of the sex offender registry, community notification, and residency restrictions laws. However,…

The sex offender’s injustice Critical to this essay, is to demonstrate the subjectivity of the idea of justice within the sphere of law. Although victims and vigilantes may feel that they are required to reestablish justice on their own terms, the sex offenders themselves may also feel that they are treated unjustly after they have been released. The offender not only looses his or her freedom for a period of time, they also lose their sense of self and self-esteem. Not only have they served…