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Committee approves Victim Act to fund tools for solving violent crimes, including unsolved homicides
Summary
The committee reported House Bill 1511 to establish grants aimed at improving clearance rates for violent crimes, including unsolved homicides. Sponsors said the Victim Act will increase resources for law enforcement to solve violent crimes and build public trust; some members raised privacy and civil-liberties questions about new technologies.
House Bill 1511, the Victim Act, would create a grant program intended to help law enforcement increase clearance rates for violent crimes, including unsolved homicides.
Sponsor remarks: Representative Curran noted thousands of unsolved homicides in Pennsylvania and argued the bill would provide tools to increase clearance rates,…
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