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Reimagining Criminal Justice: The Lasting Effects Of The 3 Strikes Law And Proposition 20, Markie Flores
Reimagining Criminal Justice: The Lasting Effects Of The 3 Strikes Law And Proposition 20, Markie Flores
Reimagining Criminal Justice
Despite many people calling for cuts to police budgets this year, police unions have contributed more than half of the nearly $4 million raised for Proposition 20’s campaign deemed the “Reducing Crime and Keeping California Safe Act.” The proposition would erode the impact of Proposition 36 and 57 and expand the list of crimes for which early release is not an option. Proposition 20 wishes to define 51 crimes and sentence enhancements as violent. Listing them as violent will ensure they are excluded from the early release program Proposition 57 enacted in 2016.
Career Criminals Targeted: The Verdict Is In, California's Three Strikes Law Proves Effective, Naomi Harlin Goodno
Career Criminals Targeted: The Verdict Is In, California's Three Strikes Law Proves Effective, Naomi Harlin Goodno
Golden Gate University Law Review
This Article reviews the impact of the Three Strikes law over the last decade and concludes that, based on data that have been collected and the manner in which the law has been applied, it has proved effective. The first section of this Article explores the history behind the legislation and the law itself. The second part of this Article sets forth three reasons why the Three Strikes law has proved effective: (1) The Three Strikes law is carrying out its goals by incapacitating career criminals and deterring crime. Since its enactment California's crime rate has dropped, and, for the …
The Impact Of The Three Strikes Law On Superior And Municipal Courts, Judicial Council Of California
The Impact Of The Three Strikes Law On Superior And Municipal Courts, Judicial Council Of California
California Agencies
In March 1996, all superior and municipal courts received a follow-up survey to obtain information on the impact of the "three strikes" law on the courts. The results of this second survey, covering July through December 1995, are largely consistent with the results from the first survey. covering January through June 1995. The second survey, though, paints a more complete picture due to the excellent response rate (e.g., 100 percent of the superior courts responded), an additional six months of experience with the "three strikes" law, and supplemental information provided by some responding courts