crime prevention criminal justice 31

Some mandatory sentencing laws, called three strikes laws, were created in the 1990s as citizens and lawmakers became fed up withviolent crime. Intended to be used to lock up repeat violent offenders for life, the laws were not widely implemented in all states, and only California has used its threestrikes law widely.

 YOUR ASSIGNMENT IS TO:

 Search for “California three strikes law” on the Internet and read about its benefits as well as costs.

 Focus on what type of offenders have been most affected, the law’s impact on crime, its financial impact, and whether it has been applied in a racially biased way.

 Then, argue one way or the other, whether the law is good or bad. Explain.

 

THIS ASSIGNMENT ABOVE HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE NEXT ASSIGNMENT YOU NEED TO DO IS:

 

PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON TWO CLASSMATES POSTS.  THE LENGTH MUST BE 200 WORDS EACH POST.  THERE ARE TWO FEEDBACKS YOU MUST DO. MUST BE POSITIVE FEEDBACK, PROPER GRAMMAR/SENTENCE STRUCTURE, AND ANY OUTSIDE SOURCES YOU USE THAT RELATES TO THE FEEDBACK FROM THE STUDENT MUST BE PROPERLY CITED/SCHOLARY SOURCE.

 

Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. PLEASE ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BELOW IN THE FEEDBACK YOU PROVIDE TO EACH STUDENT.

In your responses to their posts, address the following:

Is there a crime prevention program in the policing or corrections areas that would complement the initiative addressed by your classmates?

What concept or theory would support your position?

 

Will the initiative positively or negatively impact social justice for all groups or just targeted segments of society?