Sentence examples for increased sentences for from inspiring English sources
Clinton signed a crime bill in 1994 that sharply increased sentences for minor offenses, and last year the former president himself said the law did too much harm.
He pushed for and signed the death penalty back into law, he increased sentences for many crimes, and he eliminated parole for violent crimes.
In 1982, for example, California, passed a law that increased sentences for some crimes, and in the next three years those crime rates dropped faster compared to other crime rates, according to a study co-authored by Professor Levitt.
The economic arguments that support investment in anti-poaching patrols, rather than increased sentences for poachers who are caught, can be generalized to examine the costs and benefits of other changes in natural resource management that arise when attempting to manage the impact of anthropogenic activities in and around national parks.
It increased sentences for gun crimes, even as it eased restrictions on the supply of guns.
The government expanded the legal definition of rape and increased sentences for convictions, but also refused to criminalize martial rape, citing India's cultural heritage.
For example, Missouri Revised Statutes (578.425) provide increased sentencing for any one convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor which is committed for the benefit of, at the direction of, or in association with, any criminal street gang, with the specific intent to promote, further, or assist in any criminal conduct by gang members.
He also wants to increase sentences for people who run drug rings of more than three people.
It also increases sentences for many drug-related crimes and provides for educational efforts aimed at schoolchildren.
The Lisbon government responded in the usual way — increasing sentences for convictions and spending more money on investigations and prosecutions.
Most states have reduced overall crime rates by increasing sentences for the most dangerous offenders and expanding options for community-based sentences for low-level crimes.
