Penal Systems: A Comparative Approach

Penal Systems: A Comparative Approach is a comprehensive and original introduction to the comparative study of punishment.
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\nAnalysing twelve countries, Cavadino and Dignan offer an integrated and theoretically rigorous approach to comparative penology. They draw upon material provided by a team of eminent penologists to produce an important and highly readable contribution to scholarship in this area.
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\nEarly chapters introduce the reader to comparative penology, set out the theoretical framework and consider whether there is currently a 'global penal crisis'. Each country is then discussed in turn. Chapters on comparative youth justice and the privatization of prisons follow.…