TY - BOOK AU - ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Alternatives to Imprisonment in England and Wales, Germany and Turkey: A Comparative Study SN - 9783642173516 AV - K5000-5582 U1 - 345 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Berlin, Heidelberg PB - Springer Berlin Heidelberg KW - Law KW - Criminal Law KW - Comparative law KW - Criminology KW - International & Foreign Law/Comparative Law KW - Criminology & Criminal Justice N1 - 1 Introduction -- 2 Some Reflections on the History and Development of Alternatives to Prison -- 3 Alternatives to Imprisonment in England: Destined to Fall? -- 4 Alternatives to Imprisonment in Germany: Less is More?.-5 Alternatives to Imprisonment in Turkey: A "Schattendasein"?.-6 Summary and Conclusions -- References; ZDB-2-SHU N2 - The book focuses on one of the most problematic areas of Turkish penal justice: the overreliance on custodial measures and a corresponding growth in the prison population, and compares Turkey with twomajor European countries in this respect: England and Wales and Germany. The underlying question throughout the study is the extent to which prison alternatives can be seen as genuine alternatives to immediate custodial sentences UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17351-6 ER -