Common knowledge? Awareness of national and international oversight bodies among incarcerated individuals in Spain

Oversight bodies are recognised as important resources to prevent ill-treatment in places where individuals are deprived of their freedom. Despite this recognition and the existence of such bodies at both national and supra-national levels, little is known about how incarcerated people perceive them...

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Authors: Aizpurua, Eva (Author) ; Valk, Sophie van der (Author) ; Rogan, Mary (Author) ; Caravaca-Sánchez, Francisco (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: European journal of criminology
Year: 2025, Volume: 22, Issue: 5, Pages: 759-784
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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