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Author: Save Three StrikesPublisher:
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Category : Campaign literature
Languages : en
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California General Election, November 6, 2012.
Proposition 36: Three Strikes Law. Repeat Felony Offenders. Penalties. [Save Three Strikes - Stop Repeat Offenders] (2012-11-06).
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Author: Save Three StrikesPublisher:
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Category : Campaign literature
Languages : en
Pages :
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California General Election, November 6, 2012.
"Three Strikes" Law. Sentences for Repeat Felony Offenders
Author: California. Elections DivisionPublisher:
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Category : Prison sentences
Languages : en
Pages : 13
Book Description
Three Strikes Laws
Author: Jennifer E. WalshPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0313068216
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
In the mid-1990s, policymakers in more than half the states and the federal government responded to escalating crime rates and a series of sensationalized crimes by passing laws that imposed lifetime sentences on repeat offenders. Since then, the Three Strikes and You're Out movement, which embodies the overall get tough with crime approach to criminal sentencing, has generated much controversy. Critics argue that Three Strike laws are disproportionate, costly, and inefficient. Supporters, however, argue that the laws are effective, necessary, and just. Despite the controversy, Three Strike laws are still popular more than a decade after their implementation. Attempts to reduce the scope and/or severity of Three Strike policies have failed and the laws continue to affect thousands of offenders each year. Setting the record straight, Walsh provides a clear, comprehensive overview of the movement and its consequences. Do Three Strikes laws really prevent crime? Do they cost less than releasing repeat offenders time and time again? Are they evenly and fairly applied? These questions and more are answered in these pages through a careful analysis of the costs, benefits, and results of Three Strikes legislation. Walsh analyzes the historical development of the Three Strikes movement in the context of get tough sentencing reforms and provides detail about the various Three Strikes statutes adopted across the nation, while offering an in-depth exmamination of the controversies they have produced. Amid efforts to repeal or revise such statutes, the laws still stand, and this book sheds light on the history of, rationale for, and results of one of the most controversial criminal justice movements of our time.
Three Strikes and You're Out!
Author: Mike ReynoldsPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Chronicles the events leading up to the enactment of America's toughest anti-crime law.
The Impact of California's Three Strikes Law. From its Enactment in 1994 to its Reform in 2012
Author: Publisher: GRIN Verlag
ISBN: 3963558474
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Seminar paper from the year 2023 in the subject Politics - Region: USA, grade: 1,3, San Diego State University, course: Seminar Democracy in America, language: English, abstract: This paper examines the consequences of both the original TSL and its reform, focusing on the key question of to what degree the reform was able to rectify the flaws of the initial ruling. To achieve this, the first part of the paper describes the context in which the law was initially developed and enacted. Subsequently, the original application in the second and third cases is explained before outlining the alterations introduced by the Reform Act in 2012. The paper will discuss the original TSL, concentrating on four major points of criticism. First, the effectivity of the law in reducing high crime rates in CA and the accuracy of the implementation of the voters will. Furthermore, the life-changing consequences for the convicts and their families and the enormous economic costs for the state’s justice and prison system associated with the higher number of people serving lengthy prison sentences. The paper will end with a conclusion that summarizes the key points and answers the key question. The genesis and passage of California’s so-called "Three Strikes Law" (TSL) occurred against the backdrop of the highest crime rate in the state’s history. However, it was two homicides of young American girls that shocked the Californian people, sparking a public outcry and compelling lawmakers to finally take more decisive measures. The result was the enactment of California’s Three Strikes Law in 1994, which was neither the first nor the only such law but by far the strictest in the entire nation. Its enactment, marking the most significant change to the Californian criminal justice system in more than a generation, aimed to better protect the public from habitual criminals who commit violent and other serious felonies. The new law would have sentenced them to prison for 25 years to life. However, it also led to the lengthy incarceration of many non-violent second and third strikers, prompting criticism of disproportionately harsh punishment. After several unsuccessful attempts, the "Three Strikes Reform Act" (TSRA) was passed in 2012, significantly reforming the TSL by restricting its application to repeat serious and violent offenders, aligning with the original intention of Californian voters and lawmakers.
Three Strikes Laws
Author: Jennifer Edwards WalshPublisher: Greenwood
ISBN: 031333708X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In this book, Jennifer E. Walsh provides a clear and comprehensive view of Three Strikes laws and their consequences. She sheds light on the history of, the rationale for, and the results of a highly controversial sentencing policy in the field of criminal justice.
Three-strikes Laws
Author: Patrick MarshallPublisher:
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Category : Mandatory sentences
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
California's controversial three-strikes law sends repeat offenders to prison for 25-years-to-life for non-violent crimes like shoplifting. Although the California law is the nation's harshest, 24 other states have adopted similar laws in the past decade. In April, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the law forces judges to mete out "cruel and unusual punishment," prohibited by the Constitution. The two cases the high court will review have become a lightning rod for debate over mandatory-sentencing policies adopted by the federal government and the states in drug-war crackdowns over the past 30 years. Advocates say such policies have cut crime, but critics say other reasons caused the decline. Meanwhile, several states have begun modifying their mandatory-sentencing laws to give judges more discretion in cases involving non-violent offenders.
The "Three Strikes and You're Out" Law
Author: David EsparzaPublisher:
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Category : Criminal courts
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
We found that most of the data collected during the first eight months may be reflective of the difficulties of implementation rather than suggestive of the ongoing impact of the measure.
"Three Strikes" Law
Author: A Primer
Author: Brian BrownPublisher:
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Category : Criminal justice, Administration of
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description