One definition of justice is that the punishment should fit the crime and be in no way cruel and unusual. In this program, California’s controversial “Three Strikes” law; a Michigan city’s parental responsibility law, in which a minor’s parents must do the time for their son’s crime; and a Memphis judge’s take on alternative sentencing, which allows burglary victims to commit “reverse theft,” put that definition to the test. Produced by CBS NEWS. (45 minutes)

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