Punishing persistent offenders : exploring community and offender perspectives /

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Author / Creator:	Roberts, Julian V.
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Description:	1 online resource (xix, 273 p.) : ill.
Language:	English
Series:	Clarendon studies in criminology Clarendon studies in criminology.
Subject:	Recidivism -- Prevention. Criminals -- Rehabilitation. Punishment -- Public opinion. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Public opinion. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Public opinion. Criminals -- Rehabilitation. Punishment -- Public opinion. Recidivism -- Prevention.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8838486

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ISBN:	9780191700262 (ebook) : No price 0191700266 (ebook) : No price
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record.
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?
Other form:	Print version 9780199283897

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