This book explores the concept of punishment: its meaning and significance, not least to those subject to it; its social, political and emotional contexts; its role in the criminal justice system; and the difficulties of bringing punishment to an end.
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Rob Canton is Professor in Community and Criminal Justice at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK.
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