Punishment for sale: private prisons, big business and the incarceration binge

America's incarceration binge : the expansion of prisons, budgets and injustice -- The big government "problem" and the Kentucky fried prison "solution" -- The prison-industrial complex : profits, vested interests and politics -- Confronting problems : blame prisoners and co...

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Autor principal: Selman, Donna 1967- (Autor)
Otros Autores: Leighton, Paul 1964-
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham [u.a.] Rowman & Littlefield c 2010
En:Año: 2010
Acceso en línea: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
Disponibilidad en Tübingen:Disponible en Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 4362
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Palabras clave:
Corrections > Contracting out > United States
Prisons > United States
Privatization > United States
USA > Strafvollzug > Privatisierung
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Sumario:America's incarceration binge : the expansion of prisons, budgets and injustice -- The big government "problem" and the Kentucky fried prison "solution" -- The prison-industrial complex : profits, vested interests and politics -- Confronting problems : blame prisoners and contracts then get a bailout -- A critical look at the efficiency and overhead costs of private prisons -- Conclusion : back to the future
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:XII, 204 S., graph. Darst.
ISBN:9781442201729
9781442201736