The Jones-Costa Bill: Three Strikes

It is difficult to imagine a criminal era in which criminals can commit a serious crime, be punished, or be punished in a generous way. How does that person unfairly terminate the lives of others and will be sentenced to seven years, probably 10 years imprisonment? That word sounds long, but in my opinion, those who hurt others should be punished in a more rigorous way. The wonder of the country's legal system is that it can change whether it was abolished, modified, or whether new laws or laws were enacted.

In 1994, California lawmakers and voters approved a major change in the state criminal judgment law (often called "three strikes and your resignation"). The law was enacted by Congress and voters in Chapter 18 of 1994, Act 184 as Law (AB 971, Jones). As its name suggests, the law demands, inter alia, a minimum of 25 years sentence. Conviction of three consecutive crimes, multiple serious or violent felony. Congress and voters passed three strikes and some prominent murder cases committed by former accomplices were only to release new, often serious and violent offenders from the prison within the community I am paying attention. crime

A recently published book, "Punishment and Democracy: Three Strikes and You in California", reports the most comprehensive "three strike" studies so far. According to the findings of the author, the crime rate continues to decline before the "third strike", and the crime rate continues to decline at almost the same rate even after "three strikes". It's small. it's the best. A part of the book, partly because "three strikes" are invested in such a wide network, criminals arrested according to that provision are larger than those who are not "three strikes" There is a high possibility that it is not a criminal who did. They are also unlikely to commit a violent crime