Jonathan Daly's Crime and Punishment in Russia is the first book-length study of this important topic. Drawing together much existing scholarship, it provides an overview of evolution of the system of criminal justice during the course of roughly three centuries of Russian history up to the present day. Useful features such as maps, figures, a chronology and a glossary are included, and particular attention is given throughout to comparative analysis with Western countries.

The book approaches Russia both on its own terms and in light of developments in Europe and the wider...

Jonathan Daly's Crime and Punishment in Russia is the first book-length study of this important topic. Drawing together much existing scholarship, it provides an overview of evolution of the system of criminal justice during the course of roughly three centuries of Russian history up to the present day. Useful features such as maps, figures, a chronology and a glossary are included, and particular attention is given throughout to comparative analysis with Western countries.

The book approaches Russia both on its own terms and in light of developments in Europe and the wider...