Unjust sentencing and the California Three Strikes law / Douglas W. Kieso.
2005
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Unjust sentencing and the California Three Strikes law / Douglas W. Kieso.
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New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005.
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viii, 286 pages ; 23 cm.
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Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Formatted Contents Note
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.
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-284) and index.
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English
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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2007. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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1593320949 alkaline paper
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