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Author Sevdiren, Öznur

Title Alternatives to imprisonment in England and Wales, Germany and Turkey : a comparative study / Öznur Sevdiren
Published Berlin ; Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 282 pages)
Contents 1 Introduction -- 2 Some Reflections on the History and Development of Alternatives to Prison -- 3 Alternatives to Imprisonment in England: Destined to Fall? -- 4 Alternatives to Imprisonment in Germany: Less is More?.-5 Alternatives to Imprisonment in Turkey: A "Schattendasein"?.-6 Summary and Conclusions -- References
Summary Annotation The book focuses on one of the most problematic areas of Turkish penal justice: the overreliance on custodial measures and a corresponding growth in the prison population, and compares Turkey with two major European countries in this respect: England and Wales and Germany. The underlying question throughout the study is the extent to which prison alternatives can be seen as genuine alternatives to immediate custodial sentences
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-282)
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Subject Alternatives to imprisonment -- England
Alternatives to imprisonment -- Wales
Alternatives to imprisonment -- Germany
Alternatives to imprisonment -- Turkey
Criminology.
criminology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Penology.
Sciences sociales.
Droit.
Sciences humaines.
Alternatives to imprisonment
Freiheitsstrafe
Rechtsvergleich
Alternative
England
Germany
Turkey
Wales
England
Wales
Türkei
Deutschland
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9783642173516
3642173519