| Extreme Punishment: Comparative Studies in Detention, Incarceration and Solitary Confinement 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Reiter, Keramet (Editor), Koenig, Alexa (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1137441143 ISBN-13: 9781137441140 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Social Science | Criminology - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Policy |
| Dewey: 364.6 |
| Series: Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.04 lbs) 255 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This ground-breaking collection examines the erosion of the legal boundaries traditionally dividing civil detention from criminal punishment. The contributors empirically demonstrate how the mentally ill, non-citizen immigrants, and enemy combatants are treated like criminals in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. |