Unjust sentencing and the California Three Strikes law
General Material Designation
[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Douglas W. Kieso.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
LFB Scholarly Pub.
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2005
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(viii, 286 pages)
SERIES
Series Title
Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of 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.