The California Three Strikes law was passed in 1994 as a wave of “strike” laws swept the United States. California’s law was unique, however, because people convicted of possession of a small amount of narcotics or who committed petty crimes like shoplifting were receiving life sentences. Kieso studies prosecutorial discretion, judicial discretion, jury discretion with a focus on the inconsistencies in California’s usage of its Three Strikes law. Contrary to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2003 decision, Ewing v. California, which upheld the law and to public perception, Kieso demonstrates that many unjust cases result from flaws in California’s political system.
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Douglas W. Kieso has accounting degrees from Northern Illinois University and a law degree from the University of Illinois. He has worked as a certified public accountant, a corporate attorney, and an accounting professor. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society from University of California-Irvine in 2003. Currently he is a criminal justice professor at Aurora University.
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I have read almost everything there is to read on the California 3 strikes law and this is by far the best book I have read on the subject. This is a must have for any law school....I recommend it highly as required reading for graduate level courses on the subject!
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Los Angeles, San Francisco, Orange County, Kern County, United States, California Department of Corrections, Number of Counties, Kings County, Rnk Perc, Polly Klaas, Bill of Rights, Rnk Pere, Governor Wilson, Alameda County, Superior Court, All Counties Less, Willie Brown, Average of Four Factors, Del Norte County, Excludes Alameda, California Political Almanac, Justice Scalia, Other Assault, Other Sex, Other Marij New!
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- Kern County by Automobile Club of Southern California on 9 pages
- Social Psychology by Elliot Aronson on 4 pages
- Race, Crime, and the Law by Randall Kennedy on page 25, page 26, and Back Matter
- California: An Interpretive History by James J. Rawls on page 35, page 184, and Back Matter
- The Crime Drop in America (Cambridge Studies in Criminology) by Alfred Blumstein in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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