Government policy on women offenders: Labour's legacy and the coalition's challenge

Punishment and Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 485-500

  Hedderman, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

custody; government policy; sentencing; women offenders

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958503779     PISSN: 14624745     EISSN: 17413095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1462474510385965     Document Type: Article

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