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Book Title: Civilization and Barbarism : Punishing Criminals in the Twenty-FIRST Century
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 1in
Item Width: 6in
Author: Graeme Newman
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: General, Penology, Criminal Law / Sentencing
Publisher: STATE University of NY Press
Publication Year: 2021
Genre: Law, Social Science
Item Weight: 8 Oz
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
