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Book Title: Punishment: Theory & Practice
Number of Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Name: Punishment : Theory and Practice
Language: English
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication Year: 1992
Subject: Sociology / General, Political, Penology
Item Height: 0.1 in
Item Weight: 17.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Mark Tunick
Subject Area: Philosophy, Social Science
Item Length: 0.9 in
Item Width: 0.6 in
Format: Hardcover
