THE “THREE STRIKES” SENTENCING: WHY SHOULD IT BE ABOLISHED? (FINAL DRAFT) Tanisha Tate CRMJ400: Criminology Professor Conis Course Paper: Final February 13‚ 2011 Tanisha Tate CRMJ400: Criminology Professor Conis Course Paper February 13‚ 2011 The “Three Strike” Sentencing The criminal justice issue that has been chosen as the topic on this course project is the “three strike” sentencing and how it should be abolished. The three strike sentencing was established in 1994 under
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Three Strikes and You’re Out The “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law is a law that was passed by California Voters in 1994. What this law basically means is that people who have been convicted of three or more serious felonies or violent crimes may end up being sentenced a longer amount of time in prison or even facing life in prison. Violent offenses include murder‚ robbery of a residence in which a deadly or dangerous weapon is used‚ rape and other sex offenses. Serious offenses include the same
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Three Strikes Law Jackie Andre Criminal Justice 140 Fact‚ 3 Strikes Law clogs the courts docket. Fact‚ the law destroys the flexibility of the courts and the judges. Fact‚ not all felonies are considered violent. Fact‚ the 3 Strikes Law impose life sentences on offenders whose crimes don ’t warrant such harsh punishment . The United States criminal court systems are notably overcrowded due to the pressing backlogs of the increasing crime rate of our country. On March 4th 1994‚the 3 Strike
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Key Assignment Outline P4IP CJUS625-1402B-01 Prof. M. Railey June 16‚ 2014 ABSTRACT For the following P4DB Key Assignment Draft‚ I will be discussing my thoughts on the three strikes laws‚ requirements‚ and the Ewing v. California case as it pertains to the three strikes law. Next‚ a few thoughts on how the public feels about crimes‚ both violent and non-violent‚ mandatory sentencing‚ and the discretion that prosecutors have during the sentencing process‚ will be discussed
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definition of the three strikes law is as follows. The third conviction for a felony results in a mandatory and lengthy prison term as defined by the American justice. This research paper will exclusively be written to follow the guidelines of the Caliornia version of the “three strikes and you’re out law” The exact application of the three strikes laws vary considerably from state to state. Although over twenty-three states have a three strikes law and many others have similar laws‚ none are as strict
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The Effectiveness of a Three Strikes Law Introduction Opponents and proponents of Three Strikes Laws argue vehemently for its effectiveness in deterring crime‚ and‚ conversely‚ for its ineffectiveness and economic imprudence. This study proposes to sift through the relevant constitutional amendments and examine the sentence structure of the law vis-à-vis fairness and justice. In short‚ does a Three Strikes Law sentencing structure achieve its goals without exceeding its authority? Goals of
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2011 3 Strikes Laws: Cruel and Unusual Punishment Washington State was the first in the nation to enact a “3 Strikes Law”‚ which provides for harsher sentencing for repeat offenders. While this sounds logical‚ the system used to determine these harsher sentences is deeply flawed and unconstitutional. 3 Strikes laws demand double the standard prison term for a second felony conviction‚ and mandatory sentences of 25 years to life for a 3rd conviction. For an example of this law in action‚ lets
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The Three Strike Law is a law that was passed in 1994. The purpose of this law is to require the defendant extra time for their new felony because of a crime that was committed in the past. This law have been active for several years and it came with a lot of pros and cons. In this paper I will give my view on what I think the good and the bad is for this law. I understand why the government started The Three Strike Law‚ but I disagree with this law because there are consequences that come
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The cost of “Three Strikes” By J. Carter In the late 80’s the state of California was in it worst economic slump since the great depression of the 1920’s. People who wanted to work couldn’t find jobs. Some people turned to crime to feed themselves and survive. Meanwhile‚ crack cocaine was having a devastating effect on low-income communities. Public safety was a major issue for California. History shows us that in bad economic times crime will be more prevalent. Crime waves follow the economy
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The Washington State Three-Strikes Law It is difficult to determine whether the three-strikes law in Washington is an effective form of legislation. In 1993‚ Washington was the first state in the nation to adopt three-strikes legislation which imposed a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for persons convicted for a third specific violent felony. The action was fueled by the highly publicized death of Diane Ballasiotes‚ who was raped and murdered by a convicted rapist who
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