launched hundreds of strikes in Pakistan‚ Somalia‚ Yemen and Libya. These have resulted in thousands of civilian casualties. People who see their loved ones injured or killed in drone strikes become motivated to join terrorist groups. According to author Jeremy Scahill‚ the vast majority of militants operating in Yemen today are people who are aggrieved by attacks on their homes that forced them to go out and fight (Procon.org n pag).
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"Three Strikes" Sentences: Expand It‚ Preserve It as is‚ or Abolish It Billy Eugene Yeldell DeVry University: CRMJ-300 May 16‚ 2014 "Three Strikes" Sentences: Expand It‚ Preserve It as is‚ or Abolish It Within picking the topic of "Three Strikes" sentencing and weather to expand it‚ preserve it as is‚ or abolish it. This paper will discuss each of these option and which of these options seem to be the best for our county and its people within the criminal justice system. As well as discuss
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The cost of “Three Strikes” By J. Carter In the late 80’s the state of California was in it worst economic slump since the great depression of the 1920’s. People who wanted to work couldn’t find jobs. Some people turned to crime to feed themselves and survive. Meanwhile‚ crack cocaine was having a devastating effect on low-income communities. Public safety was a major issue for California. History shows us that in bad economic times crime will be more prevalent. Crime waves follow the economy
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The Washington State Three-Strikes Law It is difficult to determine whether the three-strikes law in Washington is an effective form of legislation. In 1993‚ Washington was the first state in the nation to adopt three-strikes legislation which imposed a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole for persons convicted for a third specific violent felony. The action was fueled by the highly publicized death of Diane Ballasiotes‚ who was raped and murdered by a convicted rapist who
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the three strikes law. The examination study will document the effect of the three strikes rule on internal and external stakeholders‚ trying to evaluate whether the law and comparative laws go about as a compelling obstacle to wrongdoing. The creation of the three strikes law first passed as Initiative 593 in Washington State in 1993. Then California law was passed its own version in 1994 as Proposition 184. Currently twenty-four states in the United States have some version of the “Three Strike
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“Three strikes and you’re out”. This is the all too familiar term we are used to hearing in baseball and in the rules of the law in some states. Most heard of in California. Three strikes sentencing were adopted in 1994. It imposed longer prison sentences for repeat offenders. The law requires a person who is convicted of a felony and who previously has been convicted of one or more violent and/or serious felonies. The main feature of the Three Strikes law is the imposition of a life sentence for
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enacted the Three-Strikes and You’re Out Law. This laws and other laws like it are currently being utilized today all around the Untied States. This law was first backed by victim’s rights advocates in the state to target habitual offenders. The reason California holds the most importance on this law is due to the fact that it has the largest criminal justice system in America‚ and it has the most controversy surrounding this law in particular.(Auerhahn‚ p.55) The roots of this law actually come
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Cody Schwarzburg Mr. Sulentic Section 04 20 January 2013 Three Strikes to Do Her Will In the Inferno‚ Virgil talks to Beatrice‚ whom is sent down from Heaven to convince him to believe in her and in God’s Will and to guide and protect Dante. Beatrice utilizes three different methods of trying to convince Virgil to aid in Dante’s salvation. Beatrice’s argument is very convincing because it not only makes Virgil feel sorry for
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3 Strikes Crime Law: Unjust and Preposterous Nichole Burton COM/155 November 15‚ 2012 Brenda Granderson 3 Strikes Crime Law: Unjust and Preposterous The 3 Strikes Crime Law is one of the nation’s harshest sentencing laws. Are you aware that even non-violent criminals are sentenced to life in prison under the 3 Strikes Crime Law? More than 4‚000 non-violent criminals are currently serving life in sentence in prison in California alone. (Vega & Galloway‚ 2012). If you take these outrageous
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Mr. Gundersen Government and Politics AP 29 September 2013 The Three Strikes Rule The relation of violent crimes and the idea of recidivism has always been something that has been taken into account in the legal system. As early as 1895 in the Gladstone Committee Report‚ habitual offenders have garnered attention in penology circles (Katkin 99). The idea of punishing recidivism is split among politicians‚ though‚ as many politicians who disagree argue that the result is too monetarily costly
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