Crime Can Be Tackled by Return to '3 Strikes' Laws

America’s cities don’t have a crime problem.  - Jarrett Stepman

• They have a repeat-offender problem.
• States need to double down on “three strikes” laws.

The recent, brutal killing of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska on a Charlotte, North Carolina, light-rail train by a deranged, knife-wielding man with more than a dozen previous arrests is the wake-up call the country needs.
The suspect in the Charlotte slaying, Decarlos Brown Jr., had 14 previous arrests.
“His history includes convictions for felony larceny, robbery with a dangerous weapon, and communicating threats—leading to a six-year prison sentence in 2015 for incidents dating to 2013 and 2014. He was released in 2020.”...

Yet, he was again back on the streets and in a position to cut short the life of a young woman.

• The vast majority of crimes, especially violent crimes, are committed by people with a lengthy criminal record. 
• That trend has been consistent over time...