| Shorttitle: | Crime Control Act of 1990 |
| Longtitle: | An Act to control crime. |
| Colloquialacronym: | CCA, ASCA |
| Nickname: | Anabolic Steroids Control Act of 1990 |
| Enacted By: | 101st |
| Effective Date: | November 29, 1990 |
| Public Law Url: | http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/STATUTE-104/pdf/STATUTE-104-Pg4789.pdf |
| Cite Public Law: | 101-647 |
| Title Amended: | 18 U.S.C.: Crimes and Criminal Procedure |
| Sections Amended: | et seq. |
| Leghisturl: | http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d101:SN03266:@@@R |
| Introducedin: | Senate |
| Introducedby: | Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-DE) |
| Introduceddate: | October 27, 1990 |
| Passedbody1: | Senate |
| Passeddate1: | October 27, 1990 |
| Passedvote1: | passed voice vote |
| Passedbody2: | House |
| Passeddate2: | October 27, 1990 |
| Passedvote2: | 313-1 |
| Signedpresident: | George H. W. Bush |
| Signeddate: | November 29, 1990 |
The Crime Control Act of 1990 was a large Act of Congress that had a considerable impact on the juvenile crime control policies of the 1990s.[1] The bill was passed by the Congress on October 27, 1990, and signed into law by President George H. W. Bush on November 29, 1990.[2]
The Bush administration requested a comprehensive crime bill that would expand the death penalty for federal crimes, reform habeas corpus, limit plea bargaining, revise exclusionary rule, and strengthen penalties for the use of firearms in the commission of a crime. Not all of the sought-after provisions were enacted, but the act made major changes in the areas of child abuse, sexual abuse penalties, victims' rights, and the enforcement of drug laws.[3] The enacted titles were these:[2]