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Crime Reduction And Reformation In South Carolina: An Analysis Of Sb 1154, Matthew Torres
Crime Reduction And Reformation In South Carolina: An Analysis Of Sb 1154, Matthew Torres
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This thesis evaluates the policy response to the criminal justice crisis of South Carolina, Senate Bill (SB) 1154, dubbed the Omnibus Crime Reduction and Sentencing Reform Act of 2010. SB 1154 adopted a series of “common sense” reforms, including new charges constituting as violent crimes, redefined sentences in the form of reduced penalties and harsher penalties for nonviolent and violent crimes respectively, mandated supervision of individuals on probation or parole, and credit programs for early release of inmates among other provisions intended to reduce inmate population, recidivism and violent crime rates.
I examine three key factors: inmate, imprisonment and violent …