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Prisons The World Over reports prison conditions, number of prisoners and occupancy level, offenses for which inmates are interred, and average length of incarceration for 21 countries. Also reported are the demographic characteristics of the prisoners.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 North America Chapter 3 1. Canada Chapter 4 2. United States Part 5 Latin America Chapter 6 3. Argentina Chapter 7 4. Brazil Part 8 Western Europe Chapter 9 5. Great Britain Chapter 10 6. France Chapter 11 7. Germany Chapter 12 8. Italy Chapter 13 9. Sweden Part 14 Eatern Europe Chapter 15 10. Poland Chapter 16 11. Russian Federation Chapter 17 12. Hungary Part 18 Middle East Chapter 19 13. Iran Chapter 20 14. Israel Chapter 21 15. Egypt Part 22 Africa Chapter 23 16. Nigeria Chapter 24 17. South Africa Part 25 Asia Chapter 26 18. India Chapter 27 19. China Chapter 28 20. Japan Part 29 Oceania Chapter 30 21. Australia Chapter 31 Concluding Remarks

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      Publisher Lexington Books
      Published 7 January 2011
      ISBN-13 9780739140253
      978-0739140253
      ISBN-10 0739140256
      Also in:
      Comparative politics Crime and criminology Population and demography

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Prisons The World Over reports prison conditions, number of prisoners and occupancy level, offenses for which inmates are interred, and average length of incarceration for 21 countries. Also reported are the demographic characteristics of the prisoners.

      Table of Contents
      Chapter 1 Introduction Part 2 North America Chapter 3 1. Canada Chapter 4 2. United States Part 5 Latin America Chapter 6 3. Argentina Chapter 7 4. Brazil Part 8 Western Europe Chapter 9 5. Great Britain Chapter 10 6. France Chapter 11 7. Germany Chapter 12 8. Italy Chapter 13 9. Sweden Part 14 Eatern Europe Chapter 15 10. Poland Chapter 16 11. Russian Federation Chapter 17 12. Hungary Part 18 Middle East Chapter 19 13. Iran Chapter 20 14. Israel Chapter 21 15. Egypt Part 22 Africa Chapter 23 16. Nigeria Chapter 24 17. South Africa Part 25 Asia Chapter 26 18. India Chapter 27 19. China Chapter 28 20. Japan Part 29 Oceania Chapter 30 21. Australia Chapter 31 Concluding Remarks

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