The "Three Strikes Law" in New Zealand
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Date
2010
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Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
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This paper is about the “Three Strikes Law” in New Zealand. The Paper will explain the social background of its introduction, the present arrangement in New Zealand and will consider whether this arrangement breach the Bill of Rights Act and if it is compatible with the principles of sentencing.
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Three strikes legislation, Sentencing, Bill of Rights Act 1990, Sentencing and Parole Reform Bill, Sentencing Act 2002