Unjust sentencing and the California Three Strikes law
Kieso, Douglas W.
Unjust sentencing and the California Three Strikes law [electronic resource] / Douglas W. Kieso. - New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005. - viii, 286 p. - Criminal justice : recent scholarship . - Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-284) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Mandatory sentences--California.
Sentences (Criminal procedure)--California.
Electronic books.
KFC1172 / .K54 2005
345.794/0772
Unjust sentencing and the California Three Strikes law [electronic resource] / Douglas W. Kieso. - New York : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2005. - viii, 286 p. - Criminal justice : recent scholarship . - Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-284) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Mandatory sentences--California.
Sentences (Criminal procedure)--California.
Electronic books.
KFC1172 / .K54 2005
345.794/0772