History of privatized corrections

In this historical review of prison privatization, we identify interconnected events in the UnitedStates, Australia, and the United Kingdom and their dis-tinctiveness from other nations. The political and economic catalysts for the post-1980 reemergence of privatization arealso analyzed. Privatizati...

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Authors: Harding, Richard W. 1939- (Author) ; Rynne, John (Author) ; Thomsen, Lisa (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2019, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 241-267
Online Access: Volltext (Publisher)
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Keywords:
Prisons’ research
Private prisons
Privatization history
Privatgefängnisse
Gefängnisprivatisierung
Geschichte
Gefängniskunde
Gefängnisforschung
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Summary:In this historical review of prison privatization, we identify interconnected events in the UnitedStates, Australia, and the United Kingdom and their dis-tinctiveness from other nations. The political and economic catalysts for the post-1980 reemergence of privatization arealso analyzed. Privatization exists on a continuum fromancillary service delivery to full custodial operations and management. As privatization seems to have lost some ofits momentum, it is unclear whether its advent has produced the intended system-wide improvements.
ISSN:1745-9133
DOI:10.1111/1745-9133.12426