Three strikes and you're out
Demographic analysis of mandatory prison sentencing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10967792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carl P Schmertmann (0000-0001-6066-2418, Florida State University, corresponding author), Adansi A Amankwaa (Albany State University), Robert D Long (Tetra Tech NUS, Inc., Aiken, SC) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 445-463 |
| Publication date | 1998-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Demography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0070-3370 • E-ISSN: 1533-7790 |
| Publisher | Duke University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3004013 |
| PMID | 9850469 |
| OpenAlex | W2015863745 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 19 |
Much of the debate about the costs and benefits of “three-strikes” laws for repeat felony offenders is implicitly demographic, relying on unexamined assumptions about prison population dynamics. However, even state-of-the-art analysis has omitted important demographic details. We construct a multistate life-table model of population flows to and from prisons, incorporating age-specific transition rates estimated from administrative data from Florida. We use the multistate life-table model to investigate patterns of prison population growth and aging under many variants of three-strikes laws. Our analysis allows us to quantify these demographic changes and suggests that the aging of prison populations under three-strikes policies will Significantly undermine their long-run effectiveness
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,28 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2021 (21) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |