Not only have the number of assaults on officers dropped, so too have the total number of justifiable homicides by law enforcement. Justifiable homicides by law enforcement officers peaked in 1993, totaling 150, and have steadily declined in the �Three Strikes� era. In the three years since the law�s enactment, justifiable homicides by law enforcement have decreased 32.7%²⁶

PRISON/JAIL POPULATIONS

The passage of the �Three Strikes� law brought significant increases to the prison sentences of defendants convicted of committing two or more �violent� and/or �serious� felonies.

²⁶California Department of Justice, Law Enforcement Information Center.

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