The cultural embeddedness of social control: Reflections on a comparison of Italian and North American cultures concerning punishment

Criminal Justice and Political Cultures: National and International Dimensions of Crime Control

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 80-103

  Melossi, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.4324/9781843924395     Document Type: Chapter

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