Alternatives to Imprisonment in England and Wales, Germany and Turkey A Comparative Study /

• Main Author: Sevdiren, Öznur (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Law.; Criminal law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Criminology.; Criminal Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.

The book focuses on one of the most problematic areas of Turkish penal justice: the overreliance on custodial measures and a corresponding growth in the prison population, and compares Turkey with two major European countries in this respect: England and Wales and Germany. The underlying question th...

Table of Contents:

• 1 Introduction
• 2 Some Reflections on the History and Development of Alternatives to Prison
• 3 Alternatives to Imprisonment in England: Destined to Fall?
• 4 Alternatives to Imprisonment in Germany: Less is More?.- 5 Alternatives to Imprisonment in Turkey: A "Schattendasein"?.- 6 Summary and Conclusions
• References.