Comparing Prison Systems: Toward a Comparative and International PenologyNigel South, Robert P. Weiss 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. |
Contents
CRIME PUNISHMENT | 1 |
CANADIAN PRISONS | 61 |
THE IMPACT | 99 |
THE STATE OF PRISONS AND PRISONERS | 115 |
DUTCH | 143 |
POWER PUNISHMENT AND PRISONS | 175 |
UPS AND DOWNS IN | 233 |
PENAL PRACTICE AND SOCIAL THEORY | 263 |
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References to this book
Criminology: A Sociological Introduction Eamonn Carrabine,Nigel South,Paul Iganski,Maggy Lee No preview available - 2004 |
Criminology: A Sociological Introduction Eamonn Carrabine,Paul Iganski,Nigel South,Maggy Lee Limited preview - 2004 |