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Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984

NCJ Number
123365
Date Published
1984
Length
419 pages
Annotation
This document presents the text of a proposed law, the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984, introduced in the United States House of Representatives on February 9, 1984.
Abstract
The bill's main sections cover bail, sentencing reform, forfeiture of assets, the insanity defense, penalties for drug law offenses, federal grants and other assistance in the area of criminal justice, and transfers of surplus Federal property to States or localities. Additional sections focus on labor racketeering, reporting regarding currency and foreign transactions, prosecution of certain juveniles as adults, wiretaps, witness relocation and protection, the acquisition of foreign evidence, and speedy trials.