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Prison on trial / Thomas Mathieson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mathiesen, Thomas.
- Series:
- Waterside Press criminal policy series.
- Criminal policy series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Imprisonment.
- Punishment--Philosophy.
- Punishment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (212 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Winchester [England] : Waterside Press ; Portland, OR : North American distributors International Specialised Book Services, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Explains how contemporary events are changing the boundaries of crime and punishment and increasing the risks to civil liberties and the Rule of Law. This book is intended for those seeking to understand the modern trend towards locking-up people and distils the arguments for and against incarceration.
- Contents:
- Cover
- CONTENTS
- Foreword to the 2006 Edition
- Preface to the 2006 Edition
- From the Preface to the Original 1990 Edition
- 1. Prison: Does it have a Defence?
- 2. Rehabilitation
- 3. General Prevention
- 4. Other Theories of Social Defence
- 5. Justice
- 6. The Future of Imprisonment
- Postscript
- Bibliography
- Index
- Back cover.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-207) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611124663
- 9781281124661
- 1281124664
- 9781906534387
- 1906534381
- OCLC:
- 923509571
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