The costs of imprisonment: a longitudinal study

The 1922 Prison System Enquiry Committee Report said that: 'In order to judge our Prison system rightly it is necessary to know what kind of people become prisoners... How many go to prison? For what length of sentence?' These questions persist, and are especially relevant for today's...

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Main Author: Johnston, Helen (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: Colchester UK Data Service 2013
In:Year: 2013
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei registrierungspflichtig)
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