Public outrage over crime has found political expression in the proposal and enactment of various laws mandating lengthy sentences for repeat felons. Put forward under the slogan “three strikes and you’re out,” “these laws generally prescribe that felons found guilty of a third serious crime be locked up for twenty-five years to life” (Farve). Three strikes

“Three strikes and you’re out” as typology for criminal justice sanctioning is not easily defined. “Three strikes” incapacitates active criminals, who can no longer commit crimes against the public. It removes from our streets the harmful role models these offenders present to our youth. “Three strikes” re-introduces into our collective consciousness a moral imperative that criminal activity should not be tolerated in any way. Most importantly it reduced crime by providing a solid and unquestionable deterrent to criminal behavior. California’s sharp decline in crime in the last two years may be attribute to numerous, complex factors, but it is indisputable that “three strikes” has played a major role in reshaping public safety in California, Both for law abiding citizens and for would-be criminals.

The law, passed by the Legislature in March 1994 and reaffirmed by the voters that November, was fueled by the kidnapping and slaying of twelve year old Polly Klaas by Richard Allen Davis, a paroled ex-convict, in 1993.

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