Preface
Michael Tonry
Determinants of Penal Policies
Michael Tonry
Comparative Penology in Perspective
Jean-Paul Brodeur
Visions of Penal Control in the Netherlands
David Downes
Penal Policy and Practice in Belgium
Sonja Snacken
Penal Policy in Scandinavia
Tapio Lappi-Seppälä
Punitive Trends and Stable Imprisonment Rates in Canada
Cheryl Marie Webster and Anthony N. Doob
Crime and Punishment in Contemporary Japan
David T. Johnson
“Tough on Crime”: Penal Policy in England and Wales
Tim Newburn
Criminal Justice Policy in France: Illusions of Severity
Sebastian Roché
Pardons and Amnesties as Policy Instruments in Contemporary France
René Lévy
Comparing Penal Cultures: Child-on-Child Homicide in England and Norway
David A. Green
Index