Contribution to Book
Three Strikes Legislation
Political Science
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
1-1-2014
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Disciplines
Abstract
Three Strikes and You're Out ("Three Strikes") laws mandate long sentences for certain habitual offenders, usually 25 years to life in prison for third-time violent offenders. Since 1993, Three Strikes has been implemented for federal offenses and in at least 25 states.
Chapter of
African Americans and the Criminal Justice System: An Encyclopedia
Editor
Delores D. Jones-Brown Beverly D. Frazier
Marvie Brooks
Citation Information
Chen, Elsa Y. “Three Strikes Legislation.” African Americans and the Criminal Justice System: An Encyclopedia. Editors Delores D. Jones-Brown, Beverly D. Frazier, and Marvie Brooks. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press (2014).
African Americans and Criminal Justice: An Encyclopedia by Delores D. Jones-Brown, Beverly D. Frazier, and Marvie Brooks, Editors. Copyright © 2014 by Delores D. Jones-Brown, Beverly D. Frazier, and Marvie Brooks. All rights reserved. Reproduced with permission of ABC-CLIO, LLC, Santa Barbara, CA.