Screen LibraryScandinavian Penal History, Culture and Prison Practice : Embraced By the Welfare State? /
This book draws on historical and cross-disciplinary studies to critically examine penal practices in Scandinavia. The Nordic countries are often hailed by international observers as model societies , with egalitarian welfare policies, low rates of poverty, humane social policies and human rights or...
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Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2017. |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58529-5 |
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This book draws on historical and cross-disciplinary studies to critically examine penal practices in Scandinavia. The Nordic countries are often hailed by international observers as model societies , with egalitarian welfare policies, low rates of poverty, humane social policies and human rights oriented internal agendas. This book, however, paints a much more nuanced picture of the welfare policies, ideologies and social control in strong centralistic states. Based on extensive new empirical data, leading Nordic and international scholars discuss the relationship between prison conditions |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (XV, 540 pages) : illustrations. |
| ISBN: | 9781137585295 |
| CLC: | D917 |