Punishing persistent offenders : exploring community and offender perspectives /

For many repeat offenders, previous convictions have more impact on their penalty than the seriousness of their current crime. Why do we punish reoffense more harshly? Should offenders be punished only for crimes they commit and not for crimes committed and paid for in the past?

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Roberts, Julian V.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Series:	Clarendon studies in criminology.
Subjects:	Recidivism > Prevention. Criminals > Rehabilitation. Punishment > Public opinion. Criminal justice, Administration of > Public opinion. Réhabilitation. Criminal justice, Administration of > Public opinion Criminals > Rehabilitation Punishment > Public opinion Recidivism > Prevention Electronic books.
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