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There are some commonalities and divergences in the penal systems of the countries examined in this volume, and attempts to explicate both are fraught with difficulties.
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Ruggiero, V. (2013). Conclusion. In: Ruggiero, V., Ryan, M. (eds) Punishment in Europe. Palgrave Studies in Prisons and Penology. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137028211_14
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