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1. After reading The Joy of Economics and Freakonomics text on crime, do you support the idea of"three-strike" lawsas an effective strategy indealing with non-violent felonies (which are often drug-related)? To hopefully avoid any confusion, "three-strike" laws are generally considered to be a harsh/severe approach based on the idea of being "tough on crime", and are not generally considered to be a merciful/compassionate approach to dealing with non-violent felons.

2a. If you support applying "three-strike" laws to non-violent felonies, why do you think sending repeat offenders to prison for life is an effective long-term strategy for dealing with non-violent felonies (especially given the high annual cost of incarceration)?

2b. If you don't support applying "three-strike" laws to non-violent felonies, what else could be done to discourage those who have committed multiple non-violent felonies from continuing in a pattern of crime?

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