Penal Reform in Overcrowded Times

Penal Reform in Overcrowded Times
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 295
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ISBN-10 : 9780195349672
ISBN-13 : 0195349679
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Book Synopsis Penal Reform in Overcrowded Times by : Michael Tonry

Download or read book Penal Reform in Overcrowded Times written by Michael Tonry and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-15 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together a collection of articles on penal reform in the United States, Europe, Japan, and other English-speaking countries. Unique and wide-ranging, the volume provides material on penal policy development and research and presents an international, comparative focus. Written by leading national and international authorities, it offers some of the broadest efforts to characterize recent penal trends and to analyze their causes and consequences.


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