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A habitual offender, repeat offender, or career criminal is a person convicted of a crime who was previously convicted of other crimes. Various state and jurisdictions may have laws targeting habitual offenders, and specifically providing for enhanced or exemplary punishments or other sanctions. They are designed to counter criminal recidivism by physical incapacitation via imprisonment.
The nature, scope, and type of habitual offender statutes vary, but generally they apply when a person has been convicted twice for various crimes. Some codes may differentiate between classes of crimes (for example, some codes only deal with violent crime) and the length of time between convictions. Usually, the sentence is greatly enhanced; in some circumstances, it may be substantially more than the maximum sentence for the crime.
Habitual offender laws may provide for mandatory sentencing—in which a minimum sentence must be imposed, or may allow judicial discretion in allowing the court to determine a proper sentence.
A habitualoffender, repeat offender, or career criminal is a person convicted of a crime who was previously convicted of other crimes. Various state and...
is a law for habitualoffenders to be detained for a year as a preventive measure. The act was later amended to include, forest offenders, sand smugglers...
overdeterrence of repeat offenders when exogenous restrictions on penalties for first-time offenders are relaxed. Bastøy Prison Habitualoffender Incapacitation...
phenomenon among habitualoffenders. The phenomenon indicated that only 6% of the youth qualified under their definition of a habitualoffender (known today...
England and Wales, certain convicted persons may be designated as dangerous offenders and subject to a longer, or indefinite, term of imprisonment in order...
the sobriquet of Internet Black Widow, is a Canadian murderer and habitualoffender. Friedrich has been convicted of manslaughter in the death of one...
which the offender is very closely monitored. It is common for violent criminals, higher-ranking gang members, habitualoffenders, and sex offenders to be...
work. It affirmed that sentencing policies are becoming harsher, and habitualoffender statutes are currently just another tool that lawmakers use to incarcerate...
also be suspended (called a "death sentence with reprieve"), so that an offender who does not intentionally re-offend during the two-year suspension period...
regarded as serial crimes. However, according to criminologists, a habitualoffender or a career criminal is not necessarily a serial criminal.[citation...
determining which additional conditions will be added to the licence. If an offender breaks any of these conditions, they can be "recalled" or returned to prison...
detention or weekend detention is a type of custodial sentence under which the offender is held in prison between Friday and Sunday evenings each week, but is...
Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003 (Qld), and the Sentencing Act 1991 (Vic) concern habitualoffenders. An offender can be incarcerated indefinitely...
for Prevention and Disposition of Robbery, Theft, etc., which addresses "habitual larceny". The Court ruled that in the event that there are two trials for...
(26 September 1895 – c. 7 June 1945) was a German SS commander and habitualoffender, convicted of rape and other crimes, he is known for committing numerous...
plea in plea bargains. Deferred sentences are often given to first time offenders, or to those who have committed relatively minor crimes, although ultimately...
sentences without parole for murder and primarily for being a serious habitualoffender. He has a very significant criminal history involving serious sexual...
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