Pioneers in Penology

Pioneers in Penology The Reformers, the Institutions, and the Societies, 1557-1900

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Publisher's Synopsis

An exposition of the history of seminal penological thought and practice covering the period 1557-1900. Based on period primary source literature, it focuses on the lives of the great European and American pioneering reformers in penology; the most important pioneering experiments in prison and reformatory discipline; and, more.

Book information

ISBN: 9780773454958
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
Imprint: Edwin Mellen Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 364.903
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 915
Weight: 870g
Height: 228mm
Width: 158mm
Spine width: 38mm