Introduction. As crime rises, government officials and citizens find ways to fight crime, such as passing laws to punish the offenders. The laws that are proposed and voted upon by citizens may bring a sense of peace knowing the offenders of the law will be punished accordingly. However, in some cases, the lack of understanding of the law may create confusion and wrongly harm those who were not the target of the law. A prime …showed first 75 words of 1251 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1251 total…Retrieved from the World Wide Web, March 15, 2005, http://ca.lwv.org Official title and summary prepared by the attorney general. Retrieved from the World <Tab/>Wide Web, March 15, 2005, http://www.voterguide.ss.ca.gov Proposition 66. Limitations on "Three Strikes" Law. Sex Crimes. Punishment. Initiative <Tab/>Statute. Title and Summary/Analysis. Retrieved March 14, 2005 from the World <Tab/> Wide Web: http://www.lao.ca.gov