Three Strikes Law

Three Strikes Law

One , two , three strikes your out is a famous baseball saying , but today it is recognized for a part of the phrase as law : The Three Strikes Law . Washington state passed the first three strikes ' law in l993 which mandates extended periods of imprisonment for people convicted of a felony on three separate occasions , with no chance for parole . Forty states have since past similar versions , with California passing the strictest Three Strikes Law , in l994

Former secretary of State Bill Jones co-authored the legislation describes the policy

, more that a decade later as , the most effective criminal justice initiative in the history of California (Bailey , C 2005 ) However , this law has been one of the most controversial , debated and scrutinized policies of California 's criminal justice system

It has been trampled with social issues , racism concerns , and proposed violation of civil rights amendments . This research will examine these issues , along with the impact of the law on society and it 's effectiveness in deterring crime

Washington renamed there three strikes law as I-593 , which covers more than forty felonies labeled , the most dangerous offences Statistics show that since its inception there have been fewer life sentences than expected , lower-level offenders , like non-violent robbers , have been most influence by I-593 and that the law had a trickle-down ' affect that increased sentences for some crimes not included in the measure . The

largest proportion of imprisoned three strikers are not murderer or rapists...