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?
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2007, 2007
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| Series: | Clarendon studies in criminology / Clarendon studies in criminology
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| Collection: | Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| 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? |
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| Physical Description: | xix, 273 p. ill |
| ISBN: | 9780191700262 |