Prison populations as political constructs: the case of Finland, Holland and Sweden

Countries such as Finland, Holland and Sweden have witnessed similar economic and social developments and have been affected by similar crime trends. However, over the past 50 years, the daily prison populations in these three Northern European countries have developed very differently. An attempt i...

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Autor principal: Hofer, Hanns von (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electronic/Print Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2003
En: Journal of Scandinavian studies in criminology and crime prevention
Año: 2003, Volumen: 4, Número: 1, Páginas: 21-38
Acceso en línea: Volltext (doi)
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IFK: In: Z 181
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Palabras clave:
Entwicklung
Finnland
Gefangenenzahlen
Kriminalpolitik
Niederlande
Schweden
Vergleich
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Sumario:Countries such as Finland, Holland and Sweden have witnessed similar economic and social developments and have been affected by similar crime trends. However, over the past 50 years, the daily prison populations in these three Northern European countries have developed very differently. An attempt is made here to discuss these diverse developments in the light of a perspective that treats daily prison populations as political constructs
ISSN:1404-3858
DOI:10.1080/14043850310009921