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Overview of Solicitation
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Section 373 of Title 18 defines and punishes the offense of
solicitation to commit a Federal crime of violence. This section was
enacted by
Congress in 1984 as part of the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984.
The
provision reflects the judgment of Congress that "a person who makes a
serious
effort to induce another person to commit a crime of violence is a clearly
dangerous person and that his act deserves criminal sanctions whether or not
the
crime of violence is actually committed." S. Rep. No. 98-225, 98th Cong.,
2d
Sess. 308 (1984), reprinted in 1984 U.S. Code Cong. & Adm. News 3182,
3487. The purpose of the statute "is to allow law enforcement officials to
intervene at an early stage where there has been a clear demonstration of an
individual's criminal intent and danger to society." Id.
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