The big problem is that we've been far too soft on repeat crime in this country for far, far too long.

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Mr Clegg said he wanted to break the "dismal cycle of repeat crime" which was reflected in the fact that 60% or more of the adults in court because of last week's disturbances had previous convictions or were known to the police.

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The typical corporate crook has no prior convictions, will never again be put in a job where he can repeat the crime, and is usually a promising candidate for rehabilitation.

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However, the prosecutors could, in theory, ask that they be returned to jail if there is a risk that the defendants might escape, or that they could repeat the crime or interfere with the evidence, Di Mario said.

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Britney Spears, a repeat offender of lip-syncing crime, made her fake vocals so obvious during an Australian concert that fans walked out.

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Mr Howard believes this was crucial in the fight against crime, and promises to repeat his earlier performance by increasing the prison estate from its current capacity of 78, 000 to 100, 000.

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Provided the crime was nonviolent and not repeat offenders.

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Policies that have been effective in reducing gun crime and violence are higher rates of incarceration for repeat offenders, for longer terms, and concealed carry permits.

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If the justices rule for King, more than 1 million DNA profiles that have been stored in a federal database for matching with future crime scene evidence may have to be purged and others will never be collected, leading some repeat offenders to go free, advocates say.

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