This game is designed to be as realistic as possible, while still retaining the fun quality of a board game. While it is first and foremost a game to entertain the players, it is educational because the criminal defendants who are convicted are sentenced in a manner typical of the criminal justice systems of the United States. To add more realism, it follows the felony determinate sentencing laws of the State of California. The crimes are taken directly from the California Penal Statutes. The sentencing rules are the sentencing laws of the State of California. - BoardGameGeek