Recidivist Punishments

Edited by Jesper Ryberg and Claudio Tamburrini - Contributions by Peter Asp; Christopher Bennett; Peter Cave; J Angelo Corlett; Richard Dagger; Michael Davis; Anthony Ellis; Thomas S. Petersen; Julian V. Roberts and Torbjörn Tännsjö

Much has been written about recidivist punishments, particularly within the area of criminology. However there is a notorious lack of penal philosophical reflection on this issue. This book attempts to fill that gap by presenting the philosopher's view on this matter as a way of furthering the debate on recidivist punishments.

Introduction Part I. Retribution Chapter 1: Retributivism and Recidivism Chapter 2: Recidivist Penalties Revisited Chapter 3: Playing Fair with Recidivists Part II. Crime Prevention Chapter 4: What's Wrong with Recidivist Punishment? Chapter 5: Punishment, Self-Defense and the Recidivist Premium Part III. Mixed Theories Chapter 6: Previous Convictions and Proportionate Punishment Chapter 7: Past and Present Crimes: The Role of Previous Convictions at Sentencing Part IV. Recidivist Punishment Revisited Chapter 8: Do Multiple and Repeat Offenders Pose a Problem for Retributive Sentencing Theory? Chapter 9: Punishment, Criminal Record, and the Recidivist Premium Chapter 10: Try Again, Fail Again, Fail Better Chapter 11: Less for Recidivists? Why Retributivists have a Reason to Punish Repeat Offenders Less Harshly than First-time Offenders Chapter 12: Soft Decapitation: A New Way of Killing Off the Offender's Guilty Mind