Release from Prison: European Policy and Practice

Release from Prison: European Policy and Practice
ISBN-10
1843927411
ISBN-13
9781843927419
Category
Political Science
Pages
460
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Authors
Nicola Padfield, Frieder Dünkel, Dirk van Zyl Smit

Description

Release from prison is a matter of increasing interest throughout Europe. On the one hand, arguments about the need to reduce prison numbers, as well as findings that prisoners can be integrated into society more effectively if they are subject to a period of supervision in the community, have made early release policies attractive to governments and to academic commentators. On the other hand, there are concerns that early release may not be applied fairly to all prisoners.Including contributions from leading subject specialists, this book aims to provide important comparative information on release from prison across Europe and explores some of the key themes and issues.Part of the focus is on Council of Europe Recommendations and on European Union measures but the main body of the book focuses on country perspectives, providing an invaluable survey of the differing situations in various European countries. The introductory and concluding chapters place the comparative material in a broader perspective. They explain how release policy is related to wider questions about justice and fairness in prison-related decision-making and the changing place of imprisonment in European society.

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