Реферат: Three Strikes And You

’re Out Essay, Research Paper

Running head: THREE STRIKES

Three Strikes and You’re Out

Kelly Jay Stewart

CRIM 440

21 November 2000

Three Strikes and You’re Out

Samuel Walker, author of Sense and Nonsense about Crime

and Drugs, presented us in his book with forty-eight

propositions that dealt with crime, drugs, and our efforts

toward getting rid of these problems. A few of these

propositions informed us on positive actions taking place in

our criminal justice system, but the majority of them told

us what was not working to fight crime and drugs. One of

those propositions that was a negative aspect of our justice

system today in Mr. Walker’s eyes was the “three strikes and

you’re out” laws (referred to here after as three strikes

laws). He gives numerous reasons why this law is not

considered to be an effective one. This paper will first

explain Walker’s view on the issue and then review some of

the current research and opinions on the matter.

Samuel Walker conducted very thorough research on the

propositions he presented to us in his book. His twentieth

proposition read as follows; “ ‘Three strikes and you’re

out’ laws are a terrible crime policy” (Walker, 1998: 140).

Walker justifies his claim by asking and then explaining

three questions. The first question is whether the law

would actually be implemented. Walker states that “hardly

any states were using there three strikes laws” (Walker,

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