Comparing Prison Systems - International Studies in Global Change

South, Nigel

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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:	9789057005114
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Imprint:	Routledge
Pub date:	21 Jan 1999
DEWEY:	365
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	488
Weight:	725g
Height:	241mm
Width:	171mm
Spine width:	31mm