claim: "in atlanta, since 1994 when the ‘seven deadly sins’ (mandatory minimum sentences) took effect, the violent crime rate has dropped 62 percent."
author: paul howard
evidence_1: this page intentionally left blank ... mandatory sentencing ... in 2007, georgia  had the 6th highest incarceration rate in the nation, and over ... in addition, the  state's rate of incarceration has remained higher ..... 1994: “seven deadly sins”  .... the impact of neighborhoods on crime and incarceration rates may explain  why ...
evidence_2: paul howard · "in atlanta, since 1994 when the 'seven deadly sins' (mandatory  minimum sentences) took effect, the violent crime rate has dropped 62 percent.".
evidence_3: may 3, 2017 ... comparison of violent crime rate and life sentences, 1984-2016 ..... a  mandatory minimum term of imprisonment associated with having a weapon. .....  violent crime in georgia has declined by 16.6 percent since 2003. ... prisoners  have been convicted under the seven deadly sins law. ... atlanta: author.
evidence_4: published a report, the impact of three strikes laws: what have we ... crime  rates began to drop in california before passage of three strikes and have ...  providing for long prison sentences for violent career criminals. ... deadly sins” for  which a first strike earns a minimum of 10 years without ...... the interest of justice. 62.
evidence_5: jan 2, 2008 ... in 2006, georgia's incarceration rate was 550 adults per 100,000 ... the federal  crime act of 1994, through the violent offender ... of the seven serious violent  felonies must receive a mandatory sentence ... included under the “seven deadly  sins” to serve a minimum of 90 ...... than the general population.62.