Punishment and democracy: three strikes and you're out in california
Auteur :
Zimring, Franklin E. / Hawkins, Gordon / Kamin, Sam
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195136869
Date de publication :
1 mars 2001
Dimensions :
15,2 x 22,9 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
553 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This title is a 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.