RT Article
T1 Persistent puzzles: the philosophy and ethics of private corrections in the context of contemporary penality
JF Criminology & public policy
VO 18
IS 2
SP 379
OP 399
A1 Sparks, Richard F. -1988
A2 Gacek, James
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1667615580
AB In our article, we attend to the implied outlooks (“philosophies” in the sense of operative practical discourses and assumptions) and the competing ethical concerns that animate differing views on privatizing corrections. We consider some normative arguments and empirical observations that have been mobilized for and against privatization since the inception of the modern version of this debate in the late 1980s, and we seek to place these in the context of accounts of penal problems over that contentious period. We argue that a multidimensional approach to understanding the sociology of punishment and in particular how certain forms of punishment persist, survive, and thrive is required when considering the privatization of corrections. In using such an approach, we raise quizzical questions regarding the pairing together of punishment and privatization, and as a result, we seek to sharpen the discussion about future prospects.
K1 Corrections
K1 Ethics
K1 Philosophy
K1 Privatization
K1 Punishment
K1 Strafvollzug
K1 Vollzugsgestaltung
K1 Privatisierung
DO 10.1111/1745-9133.12445