Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins, and Sam Kamin.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Oxford University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2001.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
SERIES
Series Title
Studies in crime and public policy
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction; Part I: Origins and Structure; 1 Three Strikes Comes to California; 2 The Largest Penal Experiment in American History; Part II: The Study; 3 Building a Research Design; 4 The Role of Recidivists in Urban California Crime; 5 The Impact of Three Strikes on Criminal Punishment; 6 Three Strikes as Crime Control; Part III: Impacts; 7 The Jurisprudence of Imprisonment in California; 8 Living with Three Strikes: Courts, Corrections, and the Political Process; Part IV: Implications; 9 The Changing Politics of Criminal Punishment.
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10 Democracy and the Governance of Criminal Punishment11 Legacies and Lessons; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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The authors provide a comprehensive treatment of the politics and impact of 'get tough' criminal sentencing legislation in the United States. The book includes a study of the celebrated California 'three strikes' law.