Comparing Prison Systems Toward a Comparative and International Penology - International Studies in Global Change

Robert P. Weiss, Nigel South

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book provides in-depth, orignal and critical analyses by leading scholars of the penal systems of 16 nations around the world, focusing on changes in social structure, culture and punishment since 1975. Contributors provide an international and comparative context in which to understand the impact of recent profound economic, social and political changes on penal theory and practice.

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Book information

ISBN:	9789057005107
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	23 Oct 1998
DEWEY:	365
DEWEY edition:	21
Language:	English
Number of pages:	480
Weight:	839g
Height:	241mm
Width:	171mm
Spine width:	38mm