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Mar 31, 2006 · This paper focuses upon the area of sentencing policy and, in particular, the emergence of so-called ‘two’ and ‘three strikes’ sentencing policies in the United States and the United Kingdom. The paper outlines the contrasting forms and variable impacts of these sentencing policies in different jurisdictions.
- Trevor David Butler Jones, Tim Newburn
- 2006
Three Strikes Laws and Their Consequences. This article explores the genesis, implementation, and consequences of Three Strikes laws in the United States criminal justice process, focusing on their historical context, legislative intent, and operational dynamics. The first section introduces the concept and provides a comprehensive definition ...
Sep 10, 2004 · 3 Strikes & You’re Out: An Examination of the Impact of Strikes Laws 10 years after their Enactment. In 1993, the state of Washington passed the nation’s first “Three Strikes and You’re Out” law by voter initiative. Backed in Washington and later in California by the powerful National Rifle Association and fueled by the highly ...
The three-strikes law significantly increases the prison sentences of persons convicted of a felony who have been previously convicted of two or more violent crimes or serious felonies, and limits the ability of these offenders to receive a punishment other than a life sentence.
As part of the general political thrust to mandate increasingly tougher prison terms for repeat offenders, this form of legislation seeks to ensure that habitual offenders receive the toughest sentence available to the state absent the death penalty - life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.
- James Austin, John Clark, Patricia Hardyman, D. Alan Henry
- 1999
Jul 23, 2021 · A third striker gets life imprisonment without parole in Georgia, Montana, Tennessee, Louisiana, South Carolina, Indiana, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. In few states, someone can be released on parole after serving a certain number of years in prison.
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Jan 1, 2001 · This report reviews the impact on crime and the criminal justice system of “Three Strikes and You’re Out” laws. Abstract Over the past few years 24 States and Congress have passed legislation under the slogan of “Three Strikes and You’re Out.”
