Space and ethnic identification in a Danish prison

Ethnicity has come to play an increasing role in contemporary Danish prison life. This development not only reflects the growing number of prisoners in Danish prisons with ethnic minority backgrounds. It also reflects changes in prison spatial policy and institutional classifications. Based on seven...

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Authors: Haller, Mie B. (Author) ; Kolind, Torsten 1966- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Punishment & society
Year: 2018, Volume: 20, Issue: 5, Pages: 580-598
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Keywords:
Drug treatment
Ethnicity
Identification
Identity
Prison space
Prisons
Typologies
Danmark

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