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`Three strikes and you're out': The impact of California's...

Authors :
Stolzenberg, Lisa
D'Alessio, Stewart J.
Source :
Crime & Delinquency. Oct97, Vol. 43 Issue 4, p457. 13p. 1 Chart, 2 Graphs.
Publication Year :
1997

Abstract

Assesses the impact of the mandatory sentencing law `three strikes and you're out' on the serious crime rate and on petty theft rate in California. Chronic or habitual offenders as targets of mandatory sentencing laws; Data and analytic strategy used in the study; Reasons why the three strikes law had little effect on serious crime.

Subjects

Subjects :
*MANDATORY sentences

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00111287
Volume :
43
Issue :
4
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Crime & Delinquency
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
9710210169
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128797043004004