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Punishing persistent offenders : exploring community and offender perspectives /

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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.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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?
Physical Description:1 online resource (xix, 273 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-254) and index.
ISBN:9780191700262
0191700266