ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Waning Popularity of Three-Strikes Laws.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2002 TOPIC: Three strikes laws that sentence repeat felons to life terms in prison now are suffering criticism from the courts and criminal justice experts after a surge of popularity in the 1990s, according to a story by USAToday. Twenty-six states have the habitual offender laws, which can send ex-cons to prison for life for committing misdemeanors, based only on the number of offenses. But the story says that most prosecutors rarely invoke the laws, opting instead for less drastic sentencing measures. According to the story, several nationwide studies have concluded that three-strikes laws have little overall impact on crime. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Carol P. Getty holds a Ph.D. in Public Administration/Political Science from the University of Missouri - Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). and an M.S. from Arizona State University Arizona State University, at Tempe; coeducational; opened 1886 as a normal school, became 1925 Tempe State Teachers College, renamed 1945 Arizona State College at Tempe. Its present name was adopted in 1958. in Criminal Justice. She has extensive experience in parole and supervised release and has worked in local, state and the federal government in that area. She currently teaches at Park University in Missouri. 816/741-2000, ext. 6336 As a multidisciplinary criminologist crim·i·nol·o·gy n. The scientific study of crime, criminals, criminal behavior, and corrections. [Italian criminologia : Latin cr , Prof. Gregg Barak's research has covered a wide range of problems including: domestic violence, sexual assault, governmental abuse and law enforcement, homelessness, juvenile delinquency juvenile delinquency, legal term for behavior of children and adolescents that in adults would be judged criminal under law. In the United States, definitions and age limits of juveniles vary, the maximum age being set at 14 years in some states and as high as 21 , victimization victimization Social medicine The abuse of the disenfranchised–eg, those underage, elderly, ♀, mentally retarded, illegal aliens, or other, by coercing them into illegal activities–eg, drug trade, pornography, prostitution. , media representations of crime and violence, crime prevention and social justice. He currently teaches at Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan University, mainly at Ypsilanti, Mich.; coeducational; founded 1849 as a normal school, became Eastern Michigan College in 1956, gained university status in 1959. . 313/487-0012 Laura Noonan is President of SIM/The Corrections Connection in Quincy, Mass. She can offer expert comment on issues involving corrections and criminal justice. 617/471-4445; laura@corrections.net Mr. Thomas Mills is a Partner at Tom Mills and Associates LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol in Dallas. He has 30 years experience as a criminal trial lawyer. PR: Harvey Jury 214/384-3423; hjury@airmail airmail, transport of mail by airplanes. Demonstration flights that showed the feasibility of carrying mail by air were made in Great Britain and in the United States in 1911. .net ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource, a collaboration of Business Wire and The Round Table Group, provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/expertsource. Business Wire's Media Resource Center provides working journalists many free media services. Please visit the BW Media Resource Center at (www.businesswire.com/media) for more information. |
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