Records of the White House Office of Records Management (George H.W. Bush Administration)

This series contains letters, copies of court records, memoranda, and legislation relating to criminal matters. Letters cover a broad range of topics from particular criminal cases to crime-related issues. Letters are from the general public, members of Congress, and private organizations and discuss gun control legislation, violent crime, environmental law, the death penalty, drunk driving, police brutality, drug use, the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, and the Los Angeles riots of 1992. Some letters from citizens request investigations into alleged criminal wrongdoing on the state and local level. Some letters include attached records relating to particular criminal cases pending in state or federal courts. A large amount of the material in this category relates to crime-related legislation. Included are memoranda and legislation concerning the 1990 Hate Crime Statistics Act, the 1991 Violent Crime Prevention Act, and the 1991 Torture Victims Protection Act. Additional materials concern the Brady Bill.