Punishment in Europe: A Critical Anatomy of Penal Systems

By Vincenzo Ruggiero and Mick Ryan

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137572426
• ISBN13: 9781137572424
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.83 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"