Principles of European Prison Law and Policy: Penology and Human Rights

by Dirkvan Zyl Smit (Author), SonjaSnacken (Author)

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  2011

  $17.39

  European prison law and policy has a growing impact. This book explores its development, analyses the penological and human rights foundations on which it is based and lays out general principles that underlie European prison law and policy, emphasising the principle of using imprisonment as a last resort and the recognition of prisoners' rights.