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Punishment and democracy : three strikes and you're out in California /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zimring, Franklin E.
Other Authors: Hawkins, Gordon, 1919-2004, Kamin, Sam
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Series:Studies in crime and public policy.
Subjects:
Prison sentences > California.
Mandatory sentences > California.
Punishment in crime deterrence > California.
Recidivism > California.
Crime prevention > California.
Peines d'emprisonnement > Californie.
Peines statutaires > Californie.
Peines > Californie > Effets dissuasifs.
Récidive > Californie.
Criminalité > Prévention > Californie.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Crime prevention
Mandatory sentences
Prison sentences
Punishment in crime deterrence
Recidivism
California
Strafrechtspleging.
Gevangenisstraf.
Jugements > États-Unis > Californie (États-Unis)
Exemplarité des peines > États-Unis > Californie (États-Unis)
Criminalité > Prévention > États-Unis > Californie (États-Unis)
Récidive (droit) > États-Unis > Californie (États-Unis)
Samfundsvidenskab > Sociologi.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 244 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-238) and index.
ISBN:9780195350371
0195350375
9780199849765
0199849765
9786610473649
6610473641
0195303946
9780195303940