The Swedish Prison System in Historical Perspective: A Story of Successful Failure?

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-20

  Nilsson, Roddy ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Penitentiary; Prison; Prison system; Solitary confinement

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142023236     PISSN: 14043858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14043850310010776     Document Type: Review

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