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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255262303321

Titolo

Europe in Prisons : Assessing the Impact of European Institutions on National Prison Systems / / edited by Tom Daems, Luc Robert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

3-319-62250-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 328 p. 6 illus.)

Collana

Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology, , 2753-0612

Disciplina

365.94

Soggetti

Corrections

Punishment

Crime—Sociological aspects

Criminology

Law and the social sciences

Prison and Punishment

Crime and Society

Criminology Theory

Research Methods in Criminology

Socio-Legal Studies

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume explores the role that European institutions have come to play in regulating national prisons systems.  The authors introduce and contribute to advancing a new research agenda in international penology (‘Europe in prisons’) which complements the conventional comparative approach (‘prisons in Europe’).  The chapters examine the impact – if any – that institutions such as the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and the European Court of Human Rights have had on prison policy throughout Europe.  With contributions from a wide range of countries such as Albania, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Norway and Spain, this edited collection offers a wide-ranging and authoritative



guide to the effects of European institutions on prison policy. .