Risk and human rights in UK prison governance

British Journal of Criminology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 798-816

  Murphy, Thérèse ^a   Whitty, Noel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 34548220993     PISSN: 00070955     EISSN: 14643529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjc/azm012     Document Type: Review

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