Book Review: The New Freedom: Individualism and Collectivism in the Social Lives of Americans. by William A. Donohue.

Book review: The New Freedom: Individualism and Collectivism in the Social Lives of Americans. By William A. Donohue. New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers. 1990. Pp. 250. Reviewed by: Edward J. Erler

Book Review: Canarsie: The Jews and Italians of Brooklyn Against Liberalism. by Jonathan Rieder.

Book review: Canarsie: The Jews and Italians of Brooklyn Against Liberalism. By Jonathan Rieder. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1985. Pp. viii, 290. Reviewed by: Edward J. Erler

Constitutional Scholarship: What Next?

Part of Symposium "Constitutional Scholarship: What Next?

Book Review: Canarsie: The Jews and Italians of Brooklyn Against Liberalism. by Jonathan Rieder.

Book review: Canarsie: The Jews and Italians of Brooklyn Against Liberalism. By Jonathan Rieder. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1985. Pp. viii, 290. Reviewed by: Edward J. Erler

Crime, Punishment, and \u3cem\u3eRomero\u3c/em\u3e: An Analysis of the Case Against California\u27s Three Strikes Law

In a well-received study, Crime and Punishment in California: The Impact of Three Strikes and You\u27re Out, Franklin E. Zimring, Sam Kamin, and Gordon Hawkins assert that California\u27s Three Strikes law has failed to deter crime. The authors submit that the study has not provided sufficient statistical evidence to prove that Three Strikes does not deter crime. The authors argue that the statistical methodology employed in the study was flawed, and that this flaw created a distorted view of the deterrent effect of Three Strikes. The authors do not attempt to demonstrate that Three Strikes deters crime; however, they do produce evidence to that effect