Question

Is there a place in the future for three strikes, truth-in-sentencing, and other policies that have prompted historically high levels of incarceration?

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First, research has shown that three strikes laws have not been effective in reducing crime rates (Kovandzic, Sloan, & Vieraitis, 2004). ... As a result of the laws being accompanied by many issues, more rehabilitative-type approaches should be embraced, such as with the Second Chance Act.

While three strikes has been ineffective in reducing the crime rate, Parker says, the law has contributed significantly to California's serious budget woes, which now also impacts county jails as inmates are transferred from state prisons to local jurisdictions to comply with court orders to reduce overcrowding

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