{"product_id":"penal-systems-9780761952039","title":"Penal Systems","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Cavadino and Dignan's \u003cb\u003ePenal Systems: A Comparative Approach\u003c\/b\u003e looks across national boundaries to see how penal systems differ and why. It is hands-down the most comprehensive and up-to-date book on the subject and should become a staple textbook for use in law and social science courses on comparative penal policy and practice' -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Michael H. Tonry, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversity of Minnesota\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This book is an important addition to the literature on punishment. It is a highly readable and very well researched overview of some of the major differences in punitiveness between neo-liberal, corporatist and social democratic countries This is a major contribution to comparative penology by two of the leading authors in this field' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Alison Liebling, Director of the Prisons Research Centre, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A major and seminal work' - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDavid Downes, Professor Emeritus at the London School of Economics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenal Systems: A Comparative Approach\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e′Cavadino and Dignan′s \u003cb\u003ePenal Systems: A Comparative Approach\u003c\/b\u003e looks across national boundaries to see how penal systems differ and why. It is hands-down the most comprehensive and up-to-date book on the subject and should become a staple textbook for use in law and social science courses on comparative penal policy and practice′ -\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Michael H. Tonry,  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniversity of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e′This book is an important addition to the literature on punishment. It is a highly readable and very well researched overview of some of the major differences in punitiveness between neo-liberal, corporatist and social democratic countries… This is a major contribution to comparative penology by two of the leading authors in this field′ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- Alison Liebling, Director of the Prisons Research Centre, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword - David Downes PART ONE: ABOUT COMPARATIVE PENOLOGY Introducing Comparative Penology PENAL SYSTEMS IN CRISIS? Globalized Penal Crisis? The United States of America    Law and Order Ideology, Hyperincarceration and Looming Crisis England and Wales    Stop-Go and the Upwards Zig-Zag Australia and New Zealand    Neo-Liberal Punitiveness Down Under South Africa    The Transition From Apartheid Germany    Archetypal Corporatism The Netherlands    A Beacon of Tolerance Dimmed France and Italy    Corporatism and Catholicism Sweden and Finland    Nordic Social Democracy Japan    Iron Fist in a Velvet Penal Glove PART TWO: PATTERNS OF PENALITY Comparative Youth Justice Neo-Liberal Youth Justice Systems Youth Justice Systems: Corporatist Variants General Patterns in Youth Justice? Prison Privatization PART THREE: IN CONCLUSION ′A Boot Stamping on a Human Face Forever?′","brand":"SAGE Publications Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768006213975,"sku":"9780761952039","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780761952039.jpg?v=1758715872","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/penal-systems-9780761952039","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}