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Preferred term
three-strikes legislation
Definition
- In the 1990s, “Three-Strikes Laws” (from the baseball phrase, “Three strikes and you're out”) requiring long-term sentences for repeat offenders were enacted in more than half of U.S. states. Proponents of Three-Strikes Laws contend that they reduce crime by deterring and selectively incapacitating the most dangerous and criminally active offenders. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Three-Strikes Legislation]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/three-strikes_legislation
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