Do Three Strikes Sentencing Laws/ “Get Tough” Approaches Work? It would be safe to assume that most individuals agree that those who commit crimes must deal with the consequences of their law breaking actions. Despite efforts to reduce crime by the traditional form of punishment through incarceration‚ some criminals continue to live felonious lives. This not only poses a problem on their behave but also that of the communities in which they live and are offending. The state of California was determined
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California ’s Proposition 184: Three Strikes and You ’re Out Last year in California voters approved a controversial ballot initiative. Proposition 184‚ also known as the three strikes and you ’re out law‚ was passed on November 9‚ 1994. Under this new legislation repeat offenders‚ upon committing their third felony offense‚ will be sentenced to a mandatory twenty-five years to life in prison(California 667). The initiative passed by a landslide‚ with 76% of the voters in favor of it. The
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Stealing $150 Worth of Videotapes is Constitutional A sentence of life in prison for stealing $150 worth of videotapes is constitutional. It is not "grossly disproportional" nor "contrary to‚ or unreasonable application of‚ clearly established federal law" (Katsh‚ William Rose 216). This was decided after a case of a young man receiving two 25 years to life in prison sentences for a multiple theft offense. Leandro Andrade stole videotapes from two different K-Mart stores in California. These were
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offender laws targeting the right people for incarceration? Well first I am going to speak a little about the habitual offender laws. State legislators angered with the situation drafted new laws designed to prevent early release‚ especially for certain crimes. These new laws are called enhancement statutes. Examples of such statues would be the Habitual Felons Act‚ RICO‚ the Career Criminal act‚ mandatory minimum sentence for trafficking in narcotics‚ perpetuating crimes in a violent manner‚ three-strikes
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many variations between the prison systems. The United States approaches the prisoners in a different way; the courts decide how long their sentence will be according to the three-strike law. The three-strike law is based on the number of times someone has been charged for a crime. Prisoners that have been committed with three charges are then moved in to an ADX prison. ADX prison is the highest security prison in America. There is a high percentage of mental ill prisoners in ADX. Prisoners in the
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most California residents felt at the time the “Three Strikes and you’re out Law‚” took effect in 1994. The purpose of the Three Strikes Law is to punish repeat violent crime offenders upon receiving their third conviction of any felony. Initially‚ if a person receives a serious or violent felony conviction‚ this is considered a first strike‚ subsequently‚ then the second serious or violent felony criminal charge that is received would be a second strike and the individual will serve double the time
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http://articles.sfgate.com/2004-03-05/opinion/17416623_1_three-strikes-law-violent-crime-third-strike The purpose of the “three strike” law against offenders was originally to help reduce the number of criminals who were running around free but what it had come down to was costing tax payers more than what they had bargained for. More than 57% of offenders in California who are placed in prison for the “three strike” law were typically arrested for nonviolent offenses such as drug violations
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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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American Heritage Dictionary‚ law is defined as the principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people‚ whether in the form of legislation or of custom and policies recognized and enforced by judicial decision or the controlling influence of such as rules that the condition of society brought about by their observance (481). However‚ there is a very unique law that borrowing its name from baseball. Which is the three strikes law‚ it imposed mandatory minimum
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Three Strikes Law Recidivism is a tendency to relapse into a former pattern of behavior or a tendency to return to criminal behavior. Many studies have been conducted about criminals who begin with petty crimes (misdemeanors) that repeat the same crimes or graduate to serious crimes (felonies). The fear of repeat offenders and the increase of recidivism ignited the federal and state governments to seek harsher ways to protect citizens’ safety. Mike Reynolds a photographer whose daughter‚ Kimber
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