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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Charleen Moore English 105‚ PCC Monday and Wednesday March 26‚ 2008 ARE THREE- STRIKES LAWS FAIR AND EFFECTIVE ? INTRODUCTION The American public is alarmed about crime‚ and with good reason. Our crime rate is unacceptably high‚ and many Americans feel like prisoners in their own homes‚ afraid to venture out for fear of becoming another statistic. Nation-wide attention was focused on so-called three-strike laws in 1994 when California voters approved an initiative mandating prison terms
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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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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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"Three Strikes" Sentences: Expand It‚ Preserve It as is‚ or Abolish It Billy Eugene Yeldell DeVry University: CRMJ-300 May 16‚ 2014 "Three Strikes" Sentences: Expand It‚ Preserve It as is‚ or Abolish It Within picking the topic of "Three Strikes" sentencing and weather to expand it‚ preserve it as is‚ or abolish it. This paper will discuss each of these option and which of these options seem to be the best for our county and its people within the criminal justice system. As well as discuss
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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 Three Strikes Law was first implemented in 1993‚ to harshly prosecute repeat offenders of serious crimes by installing fear of receiving strict sentences. The Three Strikes Law aimed to increase prison time in hopes of deterring criminals from committing future crimes. However‚ the question emerged about whether or not the Three Strikes Law was effectively reducing crime rates. As well as reducing the overall cost of imprisonment and mass incarceration issues already present. The Three Strikes
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the three strikes law. The examination study will document the effect of the three strikes rule on internal and external stakeholders‚ trying to evaluate whether the law and comparative laws go about as a compelling obstacle to wrongdoing. The creation of the three strikes law first passed as Initiative 593 in Washington State in 1993. Then California law was passed its own version in 1994 as Proposition 184. Currently twenty-four states in the United States have some version of the “Three Strike
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enacted the Three-Strikes and You’re Out Law. This laws and other laws like it are currently being utilized today all around the Untied States. This law was first backed by victim’s rights advocates in the state to target habitual offenders. The reason California holds the most importance on this law is due to the fact that it has the largest criminal justice system in America‚ and it has the most controversy surrounding this law in particular.(Auerhahn‚ p.55) The roots of this law actually come
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