murder rates. Although California’s
law is the broadest and most
frequently used Three Strikes policy,
it has not produced greater
incapacitation effects on crime than
other states’ far more limited laws.
The analyses indicate that the
toughest sentencing policy is not
necessarily the most effective option.There are two excellent accounts of the
Candace Derksen case: Wilma Derksen,
Have You Seen Candace? (Tyndale
House Publishers, 1992); and Mike
McIntyre, Journey for Justice: How
Project Angel Cracked the Candace
Derksen Case (Great Plains