RevisING OUR
Criminal Code
Revised
Criminal
Code Act
REVISED CRIMINAL CODE ACT
D.C. deserves a criminal code of its own making. Prosecutors, defense attorneys, and legal scholars spent years helping a non-partisan Commission modernize D.C.’s criminal laws. Those same advisors voted unanimously to send the RCCA to the D.C. Council who unanimously passed the bill, twice. The Revised Code resembles the Model Penal Code that 29 states adopted clarifying what is and what is not a crime, providing for greater predictability, transparency, and fairness.
RCCA
VERIFY: Does the Revised Criminal Code Act really reduce penalties for violent crimes?
VERIFY: Does the Revised Criminal Code Act really reduce penalties for violent crimes?
Here’s how the new crime code works – and why some are confused. WASHINGTON — …
The Pundits Are Wrong About D.C.’s Crime Bill
The Pundits Are Wrong About D.C.’s Crime Bill
If you only read conservative and centrist pundits, you’d think the District of Columbia is …
D.C. Council Approves Sweeping Overhaul Of Criminal Code
D.C. Council Approves Sweeping Overhaul Of Criminal Code
The D.C. Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a sweeping overhaul of the city’s century-old criminal …
Poll: DC residents overwhelmingly support Revised Criminal Code Act
Poll: DC residents overwhelmingly support Revised Criminal Code Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Washington, D.C. voters prepare to elect candidates for mayor and the D.C. …
