Punishment and Democracy

Three Strikes and You're Out in California

Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins, and Sam Kamin

Studies in Crime and Public Policy

This book is the most comprehensive treatment of the politics and the impact of the 'get tough' criminal sentencing legislation in the US. It ...

Punishment and Democracy

Three Strikes and You're Out in California

Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins, and Sam Kamin

Studies in Crime and Public Policy

Description

This book is the most comprehensive treatment of the politics and the impact of the 'get tough' criminal sentencing legislation in the US. It includes a major empirical study of the celebrated California 'three strikes' law, the law that imposed a 25-years to life imprisonment the moment of a third felony conviction. 'Three Strikes' is the single most important assault on criminal recidivists in the twentieth century. This book tells the story of how such a revolutionary shift in punishment policy became law, the impact of that legislation on criminal punishments and crime rates in California, and the broad implications of Three Strikes for the ways in which punishment policy is made in democratic governments.

Punishment and Democracy

Three Strikes and You're Out in California

Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins, and Sam Kamin

Studies in Crime and Public Policy

Author Information

Franklin E. Zimring, William G. Simon Professor of Law and Director of the Earl Warren Legal Institute, University of California, USA, Gordon Hawkins, Retired Director, Institute of Criminology, University of Sydney, Australia, and Sam Kamin, Assistant Professor of Law, University of Denver, USA

Punishment and Democracy

Three Strikes and You're Out in California

Franklin E. Zimring, Gordon Hawkins, and Sam Kamin

Studies in Crime and Public Policy

Reviews and Awards

... major study of this unique legislation ... required reading for anyone interested in crime policy in California, the United States in general, or any modern democratic nation. - The Law and Politics Book Review Vol 11, No. 6 (June 2001)