Three strikes laws / Jennifer E. Walsh.

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Publication details:

Westport, Connecticut : Greenwood Press, 2007.

Edition:

Record id:

59378

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Author:

Walsh, Jennifer Edwards.

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Series:

Historical guides to controversial issues in America.

Subject:

Mandatory sentences -- United States.

Life imprisonment -- United States.

Recidivism -- United States.

Contents:

1. Rising crime rates and the get-tough movement

2. The three strikes solution

3. The California controversy

4. Constitutional challenges to three strikes and you're out

5. Implementation and impact of three strikes laws

6. Effectiveness of three strikes laws

7. Attempts to reform three strikes laws.

Summary:

In this book, Jennifer E. Walsh provides a clear and comprehensive view of Three Strikes laws and their consequences. She sheds light on the history of, the rationale for, and the results of a highly controversial sentencing policy in the field of criminal justice.

Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-179) and index.

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ISBN:

031333708X

9780313337086

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Phys. description:

xvii, 185 p. : ill. ; 25 cm