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Running head: THE THREE STRIKES LAW IN CALIFORNIA The Three Strikes Law in California Name Institution 1 THE THREE STRIKES LAW IN CALIFORNIA 2 The Three Strikes Law in California Introduction The three strikes law in California results in a mandatory sentence of twenty-five years to life in prison for any repeat offender convicted to three qualifying felonies. However, the use of the three strikes law may have some discrepancies thus the need to have policies. Policies in the criminal justice system guide the officials and are useful in cases with high levels of discretion (Landix, 2011). Policies offer a way of dealing with the presence of crime as well as handling the offenders. The policy to use in the three strikes rules in California would state that any individual participating in a felony is liable to the three-strike law. However, the three-strike would apply to repeat offenders with a history of a felony crime. Even though some people do not agree with the three strikes law and seek the development of a policy to guide the law, it deters crime by dramatically increasing punishment for convicted felony offenders who have previously committed more than one felony thus discouraging people from committing offenses because of the arrest the individual may face. The Three Strikes Law in California California imposed a radical new set of law and sentencing regulation in 1994 that called for incredibly harsh penalties for previously convicted individuals for felony cas ...
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