In recent years European prison law and policy have emerged as a force to be reckoned with. This book explores its development and analyses the penological and

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Is there something distinctive about penology in Europe? Do Europeans think about punishment and penal policy in a different way to people in other parts of the

Release from prison is matter of increasing interest throughout Europe. On the one hand, arguments about the need to reduce prison numbers, as well the consiste

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