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25 years behind bars for stealing a pizza?

Jim Riley

12th June 2009

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This week our students have been given a general introduction to its people and politics. During discussion I mentioned the use of three strikes laws in some US states. As chance would have it there is a feature on this in this week’s Economist.

Useful for discussion of the use of direct democracy, how laws vary by state due to the federal structure, what such tough law and order measures might say about where we could place American parties on the political spectrum compared to UK parties.

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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