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Three-Strikes Laws at Federal Level


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Three-Strikes Laws at Federal Level
A discussion of the need for, the proposed laws, limitations and effects (costs, overcrowding, conviction rates, deterrence and recidivism).
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages) | 13 sources | 1994 United States


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""Three Strikes" at the Federal Level
This paper will discuss the possible effects of the proposed "three strikes" laws on the administration of criminal justice at the Federal level. Among the possible effects which will be studied are those on prison overcrowding, government finances, and conviction rates. The paper will also discuss whether these mandatory sentencing laws will have any effect on deterrence and recidivism.


During the past several years, crime has moved to the forefront of popular consciousness in the United States and the fear of crime has increased, although actual crime rates have generally decreased since the middle part of the 1980s. Among the crime "facts" which have surfaced in popular culture is the one which states that most violent crime is committed by a relatively..."

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Three-Strikes Laws at Federal Level (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Three-Strikes-Laws-at-Federal-Level/21035

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"Three-Strikes Laws at Federal Level" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Three-Strikes-Laws-at-Federal-Level/21035>




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