Three strikes law

Three Strike Policy The three strike policy was started to reduce repeat offenders of serious crime and it was passed in 1993. The policy was thought to have a great impact on society and reduce the crime rate. The crime rate was on the raise with offenders and the crimes that was being committed was violent and very serious. With the crime rate increasing, more offenders became felonies, something had to be done to try to reduce the crime rate. The policy is directed towards felony crimes…

The Flaws In The Three Strikes Law The Three Strikes Law was originally enacted in 1994 in California. The law came about in 1992 when a young innocent girl named Kimber Reynolds from Fresno was murdered in an attempted purse snatching by two convicts who had previously just finished serving their times in prison. Immediate after the death of Kimber, her father Mike was inspired to take action to help prevent innocent people from getting harmed by criminals. Mike Reynolds and his group put…

all races and ages to help stop the oppression of minority’s on mass incarceration. People in our communities must come together and provision change that needs to be made in our criminal justice system and within our communities. Reforming the three strike law will help stop life sentencing for misdemeanor crimes. Also improving school system in our neighborhoods will help teens stay out of…

needs to be improved is that I feel that African-Americans needs to be treated fairly in the criminal justice system. If someone was to look at the statistics of African-Americans in the correctional system it would be alarming. In the last three decades the amount of inmates in American prisons have risen from 500,000 to well over two million inmates. The US has roughly 5% of the entire world population, but has 25% of the world’s prisoners. ("Criminal justice fact," 2014)…

billion a year. Crime rates are down, but prison populations are a growing concern. In light of these facts, we need to explore ways of reducing crime that does not involve incarceration, but still protects society. Changing times require changing laws. Legalization of marijuana for personal use would be a major step in reducing arrest and incarceration. Twenty states have legalized medical marijuana and 4 states have…

Three Strikes Law The purpose of the three strikes law is to dramatically increase punishment for persons convicted of a felony who have previously been convicted of one or more "serious" or "violent" felonies. The Three Strikes law fundamentally expands the prison sentences of people convicted of felonies who have been already been convicted of a vicious or serious felony, and limits the capacity of these guilty parties to get a discipline other than a prison sentence. Brutal and serious…

jury selection process the prosecution eliminated all the black prospective jurors by use of peremptory strikes. Snyder then appealed his conviction and petitioned for a writ of certiorari, and upon review it was held by the Supreme Court that the prosecutor’s reasons for striking prospective black jurors were pretext for racial discrimination which resulted in a reverse. Along with the right to counsel, the defendant also has the right to a public trial, which includes every stage of the trial.…

laborists decided not to fight through unions, but instead use a rights consciousness which provided the base for them to fight the government through strikes in order to keep up with the improving private sector employment conditions. Public employees felt they were not being treated…

The Great Strike of 1877 was one of the first of its kind, infectious enough to spread through the nation. As it collected tens of thousands of supporters, the strike shut down the American railroad system for six weeks before Pinkerton spies thwarted their revolution and put the freight trains back on rail. In the end, the Great Strike failed. But it begs to be asked: would the outcome have changed if the strikers had organized under a labor union strong enough to keep them fighting? One such…

The events of the Homestead Strike on July 6th, 1892 can be classified as one of the most dramatic incidents in the History of Labor and Capital. The workers and management maintained good relations. In 1889, a three year contract was renewed. However, when the contract was set to be renewed once again, management decided to step up production demands. Steel prices had dropped dramatically so Henry Frick, the manager, wanted to decrease his employees' wages. With the employees and Frick…