Three Strikes revised Annqunette Williams March 18, 2013 I do support the proposed amendment to our Three Strikes Law, arguing that it will help protect the public from the small, hard core population of career criminals. I also think that it should be expanded the law has been the same for decades and, it hurt the people who are trying to change their life around but get caught in a bad situation. Proposition 184, the three strikes law, was imposed to sentence repeat criminals with harsher
Many believe that a government without limits will turn into a government that acts in ways that will disregard the rights of all in all circumstances (Zalman, M. (2008). Those who support the crime control model, however, indicate that these protections hinder law enforcement investigation and allow defendants more privacy than victims are allowed “Crime control emphasizes an efficient criminal process through early determination of guilt by law enforcement agents” and the Fourth Amendment prevents this (Cornell,
Another major point is that our justice system shows more sympathy for criminals than it does victims. DNA testing and other methods of modern crime scene science can now effectively eliminate almost all uncertainty as to a person's guilt or innocence. Prisoner parole or escapes can give criminals another chance to kill. This contributes to the problem of overpopulation in the prison system. Has one ever thought of the victim’s family when the whole court cases are going on?
So, while politicians talk about the “desperate prison crisis”, we should think about where the actual desperation really lies. The problem is that we need to stop incarcerating vast amounts of non-violent offenders for 25 years to life. Non-violent criminals with minor offenses should not be dictated under the three-strike law. Even with this simple change in the three-strike law, our society would save more money funding other alternatives such as prime prevention strategies. These strategies include programs designed to reduce repeat victimization in domestic burglary, theft, and any other violence.
The three strikes law was implemented in 1993, it was created to act as a strong deterrent as well as to identify and incarcerate habitual offenders by enforcing minimum sentence lengths. The advocates of the law propose that it keeps violent and serious criminals behind bars therefore reducing crime rate. Those opposed suggest it overfills our prisons with aging criminals that eventually hamstring our economy. Overall I believe the three strikes law does more good than harm, and Ill examine articles that go deeper into these matters. According to Eugene H. Methvin, a large portion of violent crime can be prevented with an effective strategy of identifying and incarcerating the individual, keeping him/her off the streets; saving society much
With New Brunswick on board, the East now has a major player in the discussions, although it might not matter with the robust opposition from both Quebec and Ontario. Either way, the provinces are set to pay dearly if the bill passes because not only does it affect immediate enforcement and prison costs, but there are also many long term effects that are being overlooked. An epidemiology professor recently authored a book titled A Plague of Prisons, analyzing the physical and social effects of mass incarceration, something which has been abundant in the United States. Housing less than 5% of the world’s population, the United States is also home to over 25% of the world’s prisoners. In his book, Drucker outlines how over-imprisonment can leave lingering effects on society.
Final Project: Improving The Criminal Court System CJS220 By: Savannah N. Hayes Date: January 17, 2010 When it comes the criminal court system, there are many aspects that do what they should and then there are a few items of the criminal court system that needs to be reanalyzed and corrected so that the criminal court system can function to the best of its ability. Making society the safest it can be from those who committed criminal activities that have become the greatest burden of society over the past few years. The three aspects of the criminal court system that needs to be reanalyzed and corrected to make criminal courts more effective would be corruption, plea bargaining, and parole. Due to the fact that over the years we
In 1984, a committee recommended that the deinstitutionalization grants to the states be suspended, and the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 contained other “get tough” measures. (McShane, 2003) In conclusion, it appears that as juveniles have gained more due process rights over the last four decades, they have also been treated more like adult criminals. The rehabilitative ideal of the original juvenile court movement has evolved into a policy of retribution; making the punishment fit the crime has become more important than the well-being of the juvenile offender. The current “get tough” philosophy has also resulted in more children being processed as adult
He is very experienced in criminal law and is against mandatory sentencing. This journal presents information that the mandatory sentencing policy in the U.S. is a failure. It argues that Legislators thought that they could “get tough on crime,” especially drug crime. I feel this source gives educated reasons as to why drug policy needs to be changed. It also backs up my other sources with the same research results; by removing the sentencing discretion of judges, and replacing it with mandatory jail sentences, we are sending more offenders to prison instead of programs designed to rehabilitate.
Tonight he would overcome his fear of talking to the public about something he really cares deeply about. This topic was surprisingly unselfish in the reasons he was bringing it up as an issue. Dan has a problem with the ‘Three Strike’ law in California, stating that if you have obtained three felony accounts, violent or nonviolent, you will be sentenced to life imprisonment. The three strikes law in California, instituted in 1993, had the original purpose of taking career criminals off the streets, making out communities and our and streets more safe. However the real impact of the law was filling prisons with non-violent offenders for decades at a time.