Letter to Judge Dear Judge Term Paper

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The costs of incarceration may extend far beyond prisoner and prison facility maintenance. When we begin to reap the seeds we sow now by placing more persons in prison, we may discover other unforeseen costs including increases in social service expenditures by families and communities and potential increases in crime rates down the road (Crutchfield 2004).

Lynch & Sabol (2004) note that the future effects of the "three strikes" laws are unknown, given the lack of longitudinal studies available. However, as more scholastic evidence is compiled we may begin to realize that getting tough on crime is backfiring.
Meares (2004) states, "the tentative results that Lynch & Sabol collect...are...enough for policy-minded researchers to advocate for different solutions to address criminal offenders," (p. 300).

When you consider your sentencing decision in State v. Jones, consider that the current trend in heavy sentencing may not yield the intended results. Reducing crime rates involves a complex network of factors that must include alternative means such as strengthening community social structures and other….....

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