Title Previous convictions at sentencing : theoretical and applied perspectives / edited by Julian V. Roberts and Andrew von Hirsch.

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Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2010.

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Description	1 online resource (xi, 256 pages).
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Studies in penal theory and penal ethics
	Studies in penal theory and penal ethics.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Proportionality and the progressive loss of mitigation : some further reflections / Andrew von Hirsch -- First-offender sentencing discounts : exploring the justifications / Julian V. Roberts -- Recidivism, retributivism, and the lapse theory of previous convictions / Jesper Ryberg -- Repeat offenders and the question of desert / Youngjae lee -- 'More to apologise for' : can we find a basis for the recidivist premium in a communicative theory of punishment? / Chris Bennett -- Questionable relevance of previous convictions to punishments for later crimes / Michael Tonry -- Prior-conviction sentencing enhancements : rationales and limits based on retributive and utilitarian proportionality principles and social equality goals / Richard S. Frase -- Illusion of proportionality : desert and repeat offenders / Kevin R. Reitz -- Dimensions of criminal history : reflections on theory and practice / Martin Wasik -- Role of previous convictions in England and Wales / Estella Baker and Andrew Ashworth -- Previous convictions and proportionate punishment under swedish law / Peter Asp -- Assessing the impact of a recidivist sentencing premium on crime and recidivism rates / Lila Kazemian.
Summary	This latest volume in the Penal Theory and Penal Ethics series addresses one of the oldest and most contested questions in the field of criminal sentencing: should an offender's previous convictions affect the sentence? This question provokes a series of.
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Subject	Sentences (Criminal procedure)
	Sentences (Criminal procedure)
	Recidivism -- Prevention.
	Recidivism -- Prevention.
	Recidivism.
	Recidivists.
	Recidivists.
	Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- England.
	England.
	Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- Wales.
	Wales.
	Recidivism -- England -- Prevention.
	Recidivism -- Wales -- Prevention.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
	Electronic books.
Added Author	Roberts, Julian V.
	Von Hirsch, Andrew.
Other Form:	Print version: Previous convictions at sentencing. Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2010 9781849460422 (DLC) 2010455972 (OCoLC)502034763
ISBN	9781847315915 (electronic book)
	1847315917 (electronic book)
	1282984489
	9781282984486
	9781849460422
	1849460426

Title Previous convictions at sentencing : theoretical and applied perspectives / edited by Julian V. Roberts and Andrew von Hirsch.

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