Unjust sentencing and the California Three Strikes law

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Autore principale: Kieso, Douglas W.
Ente Autore: ebrary, Inc
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005.
Serie:Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
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Sommario:
  • The passage of AB971
  • The social construction of common criminals in the U.S.
  • U.S. crime in the 1980s and 1990s
  • California voters
  • California initiatives and the three strikes law
  • The three strikers and the counties that created them
  • Discretion and the three strikes law
  • Los Angeles County
  • San Francisco and Alameda Counties
  • Kern, Kings, and Del Norte Counties
  • Orange County
  • Policy research and constitutional analysis
  • The element of randomness and lack of democracy
  • The politics of three strikes after 1994
  • Justice and democracy
  • Recommendations.