Crime - A Game You Can’t Win

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system. The “Three Strikes” law represents a faltering attempt at punishing violent criminals.
“We have increased the odds of incarceration,” said Dr. Morgan Reynolds, director of the National Center for Policy Analysis’ Criminal Justice Center. “Perpetrators know it is more costly to commit crime, and that acts as a deterrent”(Reynolds). In the State of Florida, the minimum prison term for a repeat rapist is 10 years. While this is an extensive time to remain locked away from society, the focus should be in the repetition of the crime. Ask the victim of a violent rape if she would endure this violent act again in order to see the perpetrator receive a longer sentence. A man from Moreno County, California would have faced the death penalty for murder if the prosecutors had filed a related burglary charge as a “three-strikes”(Kataoka). Retribution through punishment is mandatory to remain the civilized society we presume to be.
It has been asserted by lawmakers that a decline ...

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