Prison Populations as Political Constructs: the Case of Finland, Holland and Sweden
Author: Hanns Von Hofer1
Source: Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention, Volume 4, Number 1, July 2003 , pp. 21-38(18)
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Abstract:
Countries such as Finland, Holland and Sweden have witnessed similar economic and social developments and have been affected by similar crime trends. However, over the past 50 years, the daily prison populations in these three Northern European countries have developed very differently. An attempt is made here to discuss these diverse developments in the light of a perspective that treats daily prison populations as political constructs.Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1080/14043850310009921
Affiliations: 1: Department of Criminology Stockholm University Sweden
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