TY - BOOK ID - 37985845 TI - Punishing persistent offenders : exploring community and offender perspectives PY - 2007 SN - 0191700266 9780191700262 PB - Oxford : Oxford University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Recidivism KW - Criminals KW - Punishment KW - Criminal justice, Administration of KW - Social Welfare & Social Work KW - Social Sciences KW - Criminology, Penology & Juvenile Delinquency KW - Prevention. KW - Rehabilitation. KW - Public opinion. KW - Prevention KW - Rehabilitation KW - Public opinion KW - Administration of criminal justice KW - Justice, Administration of KW - Crime KW - Criminal law KW - Penalties (Criminal law) KW - Penology KW - Corrections KW - Impunity KW - Retribution KW - Prisoners KW - Reform of criminals KW - Rehabilitation of criminals KW - Alternatives to imprisonment KW - Offenses, Repeat KW - Repeat offenses KW - Law and legislation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:37985845 AB - 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? ER -