Abstract: Punish recidivists with increased sentences is explicitly promulgated in many countries' penal codes. However, in China, no full concern has been give n to the fact of high rate and cruelty of crimes committed by recidivists. There has been few countermeasures against recidivists in our criminal policy, and th e relevant provisions in the criminal law fail to fight against recidivists effe ctively, hence punishing recidivists with more severe punishment is strongly sug gested.