Question

Describe the three strike laws. Have they been an effective public policy in reducing crime, particularly violent crimes.?

Answer 1

Three strike law is extreme level of punishment to the criminal . We are often see such brutal violence where only prision for few month or penalty is not so much sufficient . To remove the root of that crime and make a remarkable punishments , three strike laws is implemented . Besides three strike laws are implemented in such cases where victim repeat the crime and there is no another option of Reformation of themselves.Harsher punishment is provided through three strike laws such as life sentence.Three strike laws are applied specially for those who are priviously has been convicted one or more such kind violence crime and received a sentence enhacement.

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the public policy of three strike laws much effective in certain level to remove habitual crime such as sextual crime , kidnapping , robbery etc.it creates fear on criminals for life time imprisionment . They will be mentally prepared to abstain from such crime . In three strike laws , victims are sentenced more than 25 years which is quite devastating . So when sentence enhancement take place , may be they are more caustion about crime . But in later , three strike laws was not much effective specially in California .Besides there have been so many public policy to reducing violence crime like

1. Stricte Alchoholpolicy :

40% violence crime has taken place due to drinking of alchohol.There is relationship between alchololism and agreesive , violence crime.So , Goverment should take drastic initiative to strict alchohol policy . Goverment can raises high alchohol tax.besides Goverment should revoke right to drink.

2. Raising the age of drop out from school :

Another public policy that can be contribute in reducing violence crime.A research have found that keeping students longer in school likely reduce crime. Generally .they will be spent more time in school life and engaged in academic life . They will have less chance to enclosed with such kinds violence crime .

Besides goverment and various NGO .can made behaioural intervention program to change their behaiour and attitude towards life style .criminal justice should be more reliable and Goverment should make such kind public policy which really make remarkable contribution in reducing violence crime.