History GCSE
Penal reform
What Penal reform means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Penal reform
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Prisons evolved, including the development of open prisons offering relaxed regimes to prepare inmates for release.
Topics that use Penal reform
- Option 10: c1900–present: Crime and punishment in modern Britain - 2 The nature of law enforcement and punishment (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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