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Violent Crime
Written by Administrator Friday, 15 August 2008 16:56 |
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Violent crime happens when an offender uses violence or threatens it against a victim. This encompasses crimes where the act of violence is the objective, such as murder, but also crimes where violence has become the means to an end, such as robbery. Violent crime can be committed with or without a weapon, and with the exception of rape; men are the majority of the victims of all forms of violent crime.
In the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics counts five categories of crime as violent crimes. They are rape, murder, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the violent crime victimization rate in the United States dropped by more than half between the years of 1994 and 2001.
Types of Violent Crime There are many forms of violent crimes that are outlawed by the government. Child abuse, which is cruelty to children under the age of 18, sexual abuse, child sexual abuse, child-on-child sexual abuse, assault and battery, aggravated assault, sexual assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual battery, cruelty to animals, domestic violence, homicide, murder, sexual murder, property damage, rape, and statutory rape are all types of violent crimes.
The largest crime bill in the history of the United States is The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. It provides for one hundred thousand new police officers, $9.7 billion in funding for prisons, and $6.1 billion for prevention programs. The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 also greatly expand the government’s ability to handle problems that are caused by criminals who are illegally in the United States. It allots $2.6 billion for use by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Drug Enforcement Agency, INS, United States Attorneys, and others in the Justice Department. It also provides for the Federal courts and the Treasury Department.
The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 also bans the manufacturing of 19 military-style assault weapons, assault weapons with certain combat features, and specific high-capacity ammunition magazines of more than ten rounds. Also, it prohibits the sale of firearms to and possession by people who are subject to family violence restraining orders. The act also strengthens the federal licensing standards for those who deal in firearms. The three strike rule is also put in place to try and prevent violent crime from happening. If a criminal gets three strikes against them for committing a violent crime, then it is mandatory life in prison.
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