Introduction / Mick Ryan
Regression to the mean : punishment in the Netherlands / Miranda Boone and Réne van Swaaningen
Punishment in Sweden : a changing penal landscape / Hanns von Hofer and Henrik tham
Punishment as politics : the penal system in England and Wales / Emma Bell
The Irish penal system : pragmatism, neglect and the effects of austerity / Mary Rogan
The French criminal justice system / Philippe Robert
Contradictions in German penal practices : the long goodbye from the rehabilitation principle / Bernd Dollinger and Andrea Kretschmann
The Russian penal system / Laura Piacentini
Poland : the political legacy and penal practice / Monika Płatek
Soft and harsh penalties in Bulgaria / Philip Gounev
Italy : between amnesties and emergencies / Patrizio Gonnellea
The Spanish penal and penitentiary system : from re-socialising objective to the internal governance of prison / Mónica Aranda Ocaña and Nikolaos K. Koulouris
Conclusion / Vincenzo Ruggiero.
Punishment in Europe : a critical anatomy of penal systems. ISBN 9781137028204. Published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2013. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.