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Record Nr.

UNINA9910971555603321

Autore

Mathiesen Thomas

Titolo

Prison on trial / / Thomas Mathieson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winchester [England], : Waterside Press

Portland, OR, : North American distributors International Specialised Book Services, 2006

ISBN

9786611124663

9781281124661

1281124664

9781906534387

1906534381

Edizione

[3rd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Collana

Criminal policy series

Disciplina

365

Soggetti

Imprisonment

Punishment - Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 202-207) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.