Nordic Prison Practice and Policy - Exceptional Or Not?

Nordic Prison Practice and Policy - Exceptional Or Not?
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 281
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ISBN-10 : 9781136698897
ISBN-13 : 1136698892
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Download or read book Nordic Prison Practice and Policy - Exceptional Or Not? written by Thomas Ugelvik and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2011-07-29 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by leading prison scholars from the Nordic countries as well as selected researchers from the English-speaking world 'looking in', this book explores and discusses the Nordic jurisdictions as contexts for the specific penal policies and practices that may or may not be described as the 'exception from the rule'.


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