This is the story of the toughest sentencing law in America as chronicled by those who were intimately involved in the fight to see it enacted, and who believe in it passionately. It is the story of one family's heartbreak, of behind-the-scenes political maneuvering by soft-on-crime, liberal politicians in an effort to eviserate the law, and it's the story of the ultimate victory by a majority of Californians who, in a reversal of decades of citizen neglect, defied the crime "experts" and voted for common sense and justice.
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From Scientific American
This book must become required reading, on a monthly basis, for all politicians, judges, and parole boards until all 50 states have followed where the Reynolds family has led.
From The New Yorker
This book should be read by every citizen who is concerned about revolving-door justice.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reads like a fast-paced novel.,
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This review is from: Three Strikes and You're Out!: The Chronicle of America's Toughest Anti-Crime Law (Hardcover)
This is the story of how one man, working to overcome theheartbreak of his daughter's murder by a repeat felon,fought the powers that be and changed the system. It's a behind the scenes look at how politics works (or doesn't!) for the citizens. It may be nonfiction, but it reads like a thriller. Fast- paced, intriguing, often scary in its frank portrayal of politics as usual.
5 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Bad/sad story on how you go from grief to horrendous policy,
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This review is from: Three Strikes and You're Out!: The Chronicle of America's Toughest Anti-Crime Law (Hardcover)
This book is an embarrassment. Badly written, badly conceived. A sad, incomplete, and partial account of the tragic slippage from personal grief to the collective tragedy of a policy that does nothing but aggravate the problem it is supposed to solve. Relies on emotion, not on argument. Pitiful.
6 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Awful book. Badly written, biased, waste of time/money.,
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This review is from: Three Strikes and You're Out!: The Chronicle of America's Toughest Anti-Crime Law (Hardcover)
If you are looking for an honest, intelligent account of the Three Strikes law, its origins, and its impacts, this is NOT the book to read. The murder of Kimber Reynolds was a tragic, sad, horrendous event, and my heart goes out to Mike Reynolds. I can see how he would want to start a crusade to prevent such a tragedy from occurring again. I am a policy analyst who has done a great deal of reearch on Three Strikes. There are various potential benefits of the Three Strikes law, but the impacts on the budget and the corrections system will probably be vast. These costs and effects are never discussed in this book. The details of the law are glossed over. The book is a pathetic attempt to turn a sad story into heavy-handed propaganda for a controversial law and its proponents. It's like an overly long campaign leaflet, launching harsh attacks on the law's opponents and making the law's proponents out to be heroes. Easily one of the worst books I have ever read. If there were any way to give it less than one star, I certainly would.
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On the final evening of her life, Kimber Reynolds pulled up outside Fresno's popular, glass-fronted Daily Planet restaurant. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
repeat offender bills, jury backlash, repeat felony offenders, urgency clause, current felony conviction, three strikes initiative, violent felony convictions, repeat felons, crime summit, crime package, death penalty issue, violent felonies, prior felony conviction, inhabited dwelling, third felony, residential burglary, violent felons, legislative counsel Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, Public Safety Committee, Governor Wilson, The Fresno Bee, San Francisco, Polly Klaas, John Burton, Kimber Reynolds, Marc Klaas, Richard Rainey, Jim Costa, Rod Rimmer, Willie Brown, Senate Judiciary Committee, Joe Klaas, Pete Wilson, Chuck Cavalier, The Ray Appleton Show, Tom Umberg, Michael Huffington, Robert Epple, Southern California, The Daily Planet, Attorney General Dan Lungren, Barbara Lee New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
On the final evening of her life, Kimber Reynolds pulled up outside Fresno's popular, glass-fronted Daily Planet restaurant. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
repeat offender bills, jury backlash, repeat felony offenders, urgency clause, current felony conviction, three strikes initiative, violent felony convictions, repeat felons, crime summit, crime package, death penalty issue, violent felonies, prior felony conviction, inhabited dwelling, third felony, residential burglary, violent felons, legislative counsel Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Los Angeles, Public Safety Committee, Governor Wilson, The Fresno Bee, San Francisco, Polly Klaas, John Burton, Kimber Reynolds, Marc Klaas, Richard Rainey, Jim Costa, Rod Rimmer, Willie Brown, Senate Judiciary Committee, Joe Klaas, Pete Wilson, Chuck Cavalier, The Ray Appleton Show, Tom Umberg, Michael Huffington, Robert Epple, Southern California, The Daily Planet, Attorney General Dan Lungren, Barbara Lee New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- My First Prayers: Thank You by Anne Riley in Front Matter
- The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe in Front Matter
- Kern County by Automobile Club of Southern California in Back Matter
- Ventura County by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 209
- Victor Valley by Automobile Club of Southern California on page 200
- Three Strikes and You're Out: Vengeance as Social Policy by David Shichor in Front Matter
- Punishment and Democracy: Three Strikes and You're Out in California (Studies in Crime and Public Policy) by Franklin E. Zimring in Back Matter
- Hard Time Blues: How Politics Built a Prison Nation by Sasha Abramsky in Back Matter
- Punishment and Democracy: Three Strikes and You're Out in California (Studies in Crime and Public Policy) by Franklin E. Zimring in Back Matter
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