Extreme Punishment Comparative Studies in Detention, Incarceration and Solitary Confinement |
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Editor:
| Reiter, Keramet Koenig, Alexa |
Series title: | Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-137-44115-7 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2015 |
Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $95.00 |
Book Description:
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This ground-breaking collection examines the erosion of the legal boundaries traditionally dividing civil detention from criminal punishment. The contributors empirically demonstrate how the mentally ill, non-citizen immigrants, and enemy combatants are treated like criminals in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.
This ground-breaking collection examines the erosion of the legal boundaries traditionally dividing civil detention from criminal punishment. The contributors empirically demonstrate how the mentally ill, non-citizen immigrants, and enemy combatants are treated like criminals in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States.