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Do prisons work? exploring data on imprisonment.

Medium Periodical Article
Medium - part of - (Periodical Copy) (Date) Sep2020 (Volume) 30 (Number) 1
Medium (Periodical) Sociology Review.
Classif 301 SOC
Subject Sociology
Page 18 - 21
Authors Scott, David
Contents

England and Wales have one of the highest rates of imprisonment in the developed world. But do prisons deliver on crime reduction and rehabilitation?

Keywords
Crime and deviance     Imprisonment     Long-term prisoners     Prison life     Programmes     Rehabilitation     Violence