Punishment in Europe

Punishment in Europe
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Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
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ISBN-10 : 1137572426
ISBN-13 : 9781137572424
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Book Synopsis Punishment in Europe by : Vincenzo Ruggiero

Download or read book Punishment in Europe written by Vincenzo Ruggiero and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-08-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection, from a range of leading international scholars, looks at penal practice in a variety of different European countries. Noting particularities as well as similarities, such as the overuse of imprisonment and the use of harsher sanctions against the poor, this book questions how we justify and deliver punishment in Europe.


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