THE NEED FOR EXTREME CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM IN CALIFORNIA

THE NEED FOR EXTREME CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM IN CALIFORNIA

ORIENTATION

FACTORS:

I. Basic Introduction and description - Introduce basic sides of Criminal
Law and Elaborate

II. General History and Development
- Discuss the history and modifications of Reform Laws in California

III. Main Problems and Concern Stimulants
- Point out real life statistics and point out incidents

IV. Conclusion
- Point out the need for an extreme reform and what can be done

SENTENCE OUTLINE

I. An analysis of Department of Corrections data by the Center on Juvenile and
Criminal Justice in San Francisco, CA, in Nov, 1995 indicates that since the
enactment of California's "Three Strikes" law two years ago, 192 have "struck
out" for marijuana possession, compared to 40 for murder, 25 for rape, and 24
for kidnapping.

A. I have a strong proposition for the California Legislature...and that is a
strict and logical reform to the present Criminal Justice System in California.
B. "The California Legislature is to be commended for its stance on crime. Not
for their "get tough" policies such as the "Three Strikes" law but for their
enactment of a little known section of the Penal Code entitled the "Community
Based Punishment Act of 1994." (Senator Quentin Kopp, Time Magazine Feb 14,
1996) C. By passage of this act, the State of California has acknowledged the
limitations of incarceration as both punishment and a deterrent to criminal
behavior. D. The legislature ha...

THE NEED FOR EXTREME CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM IN CALIFORNIA

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