Three Strikes Law

Crime in America has come home. Ask anyone; they can tick off the names, dates, and grisly details from the Oklahoma bombing, the O.J. Simpson double murder trial, the kidnapping and murder of Polly Klaas, the drowning of Susan Smith’s children, the roadside slaying of Micheal Jordan’s father, the Long Island Railroad Massacre, the never ending string of post office shootings, and on and on. The “three strikes� law, “a mandatory sentence of twenty-five years to life for anyone convicted of a third felony� was passed to prevent second time offenders from committing a third strike, to target repeated offenders, and to keep repeat criminals off the streets (SIRS).
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 Law The Three Strikes Law is Lost in a Dessert The 'three strikes ' .... has proven to be inadequate. It requires a huge amount of .... (678 3 )

	Three Strikes Law Because he had prior convictions, the shoplifting charge made his new petty crime "unsteady " under the Three Strikes Law. He .... (1172 5 )

	Three-Strikes Law .... The three-strikes law can only be amended by a 2/3 vote of the legislature (Mullins, 5). The most common "strike " charges are for drugs, theft and burglary .... (1504 6 )

	California Three Strikes law .... education is already at a minimum. Supporters of the Three Strikes law will cite that it has reduced crime rates throughout the state. .... (600 2 )

	Three Strikes Is the three strikes law affective or is it putting troubled Americans behind bars for life? .... The three strikes law has some downsides. .... (1238 5 )

“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

Some topics in this essay:
Crime, Polly Klaas, Bee, Polly, Criminal Law, California, Crimes, Micheal Jordan, America, Oklahoma,

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PROFESSIONAL ESSAYS:

Three Strikes Law .... Estimates peg the cost of California's three strikes law at more than $250 million per year in additional felony trial expenses (Benekos & Merlo, 1995, p. 5 .... (2934 12 )

"Three Strikes" at the Federal Level This paper .... The first jurisdiction to enact such a .... was the state of Washington; the largest state to enact a three strikes law was California, which did so in March of .... (2324 9 )

California's Three Strikes Law California's "Three Strik California's "Three Strikes Law," enacted in 1994, mandates long prison terms or penalty enhancements for repeat felons. Backers .... (6882 28 )

PROPOSITION 184 ("THREE STRIKES") AS A DETERRENT .... Pete Wilson signed into .... in March." The justification for proceeding with the initiative process when an identical "three strikes" .... was already on the .... (1679 7 )

"Three Strikes and You're Out: A Bad Crime Policy .... Spawned by the brutal and highly publicized murders of two young girls and the growing demand to "get tough on crime," the Three Strikes law, passed in .... (2182 9 )

Three Strikes Legislation in California" .... a choice in November, 1994, p. B6). Three strikes law is now in effect in California. It is possible that before the November 1994 .... (2998 12 )

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