Causes and Effects of Overcrowding at Prisons: A Study at the Ho Central Prison, Ghana

This study aimed to examine the overcrowding situation at the Ho central prison. The causes, effects on officers and inmates, prevention and measures that could be adopted to address the causes and its adverse effect on the society. In this regards, it is found out that the prisoner’s population at...

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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2016
In:Jahr: 2016
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