Why Prison? |
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| Editor:
| Scott, David |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in Law and Society Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-107-03074-9 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $110.00 |
Book Description:
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Written by some of the world's leading penologists, this collection of accessible essays looks at why prison persists, why prisoner populations are rapidly rising in many countries and principles and strategies that could be adopted to radically reduce our reliance upon imprisonment.
Written by some of the world's leading penologists, this collection of accessible essays looks at why prison persists, why prisoner populations are rapidly rising in many countries and principles and strategies that could be adopted to radically reduce our reliance upon imprisonment.