Aging Prisoners: A Brief Report of Key Legal and Policy Dilemmas

Background: The social phenomenon of the aging of the prison population has raised various legal and policy challenges. Objective: The goal of this brief report is to describe the current key legal-policy dilemmas in this field. Methods: A computerized search for legal documents, articles and studie...

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Main Author: Doron, Israel Issi (Author)
Contributors: Love, Helene
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2013
In:Year: 2013
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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