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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Autor principal: Harding, Richard W. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Rynne, John ; Thomsen, Lisa
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2019
En: Criminology & public policy
Año: 2019, Volumen: 18, Número: 2, Páginas: 241-267
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Verlag)
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Palabras clave:
Gefängnisforschung
Gefängniskunde
Gefängnisprivatisierung
Geschichte
Prisons’ research
Private prisons
Privatgefängnisse
Privatization history
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Sumario: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