Introduction (chapitre 1,2,13)

Question 1

What are the results from the 3 strikes law ?

Answer 1

Disappointing

1. Doesn’t always target the high risk offender.
2. Application of the law varies across states with little evidence that it deters crime.
3. Countries that use 3 strikes law have higher crime rates than the countries that do not use it.

Question 2

True/ false

Imprisonment does not explain the decrease in crime rates.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Why the argument of deterrence is invalid ?

Answer 3

Prisons may be criminogenic, as longer sentences are associated with 3 -5 % increase in recidivism after release.