Concept information
Preferred term
prisoner of war camps
Definition
- Prisoner of war (POW) camps are usually temporary and/or semi-permanent facilities designed to hold prisoners of war until the end of armed conflict. Such camps are generally located either in areas away from the front lines or in the home country of the capturing nation. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Prisoner of War Camps]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/prisoner_of_war_camps
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