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Alternatives to Imprisonment in England and Wales, Germany and Turkey [electronic resource] : A Comparative Study / by Öznur Sevdiren.

By: Sevdiren, Öznur [author.].
Contributor(s): SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011Description: XV, 282p. 17 illus. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642173516.Subject(s): Law | Criminal Law | Comparative law | Criminology | Law | Criminal Law | International & Foreign Law/Comparative Law | Criminology & Criminal JusticeDDC classification: 345 Online resources: Click here to access online
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.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: 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.
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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.

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.

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