Reducing female admissions to custody: exploring the options at sentencing
Although women represent a small minority of the prison population in all nations, it has long been a concern that custody is overused with respect to female offenders. Reducing the number of women in prison has therefore emerged as a policy priority in many western nations, including the United Kin...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 17, Issue: 5, Pages: 546-567 |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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