Punishment and democracy three strikes and you're out in California /
Zimring, Franklin E.
Punishment and democracy three strikes and you're out in California / [electronic resource] : Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins, Sam Kamin. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (xi, 244 p.) : ill. - Studies in crime and public policy . - Studies in crime and public policy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199849765 (ebook) : No price 0199849765 (ebook) : No price
Prison sentences--California.
Mandatory sentences--California.
Punishment in crime deterrence--California.
Recidivism--California.
Crime prevention--California.
HV9305.C2
364.6'5'09794
Punishment and democracy three strikes and you're out in California / [electronic resource] : Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins, Sam Kamin. - New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (xi, 244 p.) : ill. - Studies in crime and public policy . - Studies in crime and public policy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
9780199849765 (ebook) : No price 0199849765 (ebook) : No price
Prison sentences--California.
Mandatory sentences--California.
Punishment in crime deterrence--California.
Recidivism--California.
Crime prevention--California.
HV9305.C2
364.6'5'09794