Bill Clinton overstated the effect of the crime bill he signed in 1994 when he said, “because of that bill we had a 25-year low in crime, a 33-year low in the murder rate.” Independent analyses have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the 1990s, national politicians painted a scary picture of crime in the United States. “We have predators on our streets that ...

Bill Clinton has a heated exchange with a protester during a rally for Hillary Clinton, April 7, 2016, in Philadelphia.(Ed Hille / The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) “I know those young people were ...

The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, aka the 1994 [Clinton/Biden] Crime Bill, is a bill that demands deep, thorough inquiry and scrutiny as well as a recognition of several ...

The 1994 crime bill, a misguided policy choice rooted in fear and misinformation, has inflicted irreparable harm on communities nationwide. By prioritizing punitive measures over proven prevention ...