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 Oxford University Press 2007, 2007
Series:Clarendon studies in criminology / Clarendon studies in criminology
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