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Three Strikes And Youre Out
1,472 wordsIn 1994 California voters approved a ballot initiative known as Three Strikes and Youre Out. The law states that people who are convicted of three felonies may end up facing life in prison (Mullins). The Three Strikes law increases the prison sentences of persons convicted of felonies who have been previously convicted of a violent or serious felony, and limits the ability of these offenders to receive a punishment other than a prison sentence. Violent offenses include murder, robbery with a dea...
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Three Strikes Law Criminal Justice System
1,771 wordsIn recent years the surge in the population of the world has brought about new areas of concern for sociologists and criminologists. With more and more people populated our nation there is greater need for government-regulated programs to adapt with the increase. One aspect of society that has had to rapidly adjust itself constantly is the Criminal Justice system. The growing population has put pressure on the criminal justice system to decide on a method of maintaining order. There are currentl...
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Three Strikes Law Twenty Five Years
1,208 wordsCruel and Unusual Punishment is a fundamental right given to us by the United States (U. S. ) Constitution. The 8 th amendment states, Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted. 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 fel...
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Three Strikes Law Cruel And Unusual Punishment
1,157 words... -strike law, a defendant faces 25 years (minimum) to life in prison after conviction of three felonies that qualify as strikes. The first two strikes must be serious or violent felonies. The controversial portion of the law, however, centers on the third strike, which can be any felony as petty as theft. Any felony or offense that is charged and sentenced as a felony would qualify as a third strike. Legislation is starting to change because many are complaining about the unjust sentencing fo...
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California Proposition 184 Three Strikes And Out
1,078 wordsLast 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 State Senate soon after voted the bill into law, with only seven...
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Three Strikes Law Criminal Justice System
2,974 wordsMy Court Session I had the opportunity to attend a court session recently. The court session was held at the criminal juvenile court. After this court session, I was able to contemplate with more knowledge not only on this particular court case, but on the juvenile criminal system at large. After the session, I was able to talk to the defense attorney, who helped me a lot in formulating my ideas and shaping my views on the juvenile criminal justice system. I will first talk about the session its...
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Los Angeles California Three Strikes Law
2,100 words... it will deny these people from receiving rehabilitation and instead they will be put in state prison. Crime rate will also increase if proposition 21 is passed. This Proposition was also proposed so that crime rate would reduce, but in reality it will only increase. Many teenagers will go to prison for silly things like for example shoplifting. Shoplifting is a crime but it is not serious enough for one to be put in jail for. This will increase the statistics because there will be more teena...
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Three Strikes Law Criminal Justice System
875 wordsIn recent years several mandatory sentencing laws have been put into motion. The original goals of the mandatory sentencing laws were to stop repeat offenders and to exhibit a get tough attitude on crime. These laws have not been working as intended, instead mandatory sentencing has led to some unfortunate consequences. Some of these consequences are overcrowding in prisons and less prison based rehabilitation. Mandatory sentencing laws do not narrowly target major drug traffickers. Today there ...
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Three Strikes Law Twenty Five Years
2,366 wordsCruel and Unusual Punishment is a fundamental right given to us by the United States (U. S. ) Constitution. The 8 th amendment states, ? Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishment inflicted. ? Last year in California voters approved a controversial ballot initiative. Proposition 184, also known as the three strikes and youre out law, was passed on November 9, 1994. Under this new legislation repeat offenders, upon committing their third fe...
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