Public opinion and correctional privatization

Slightly more than half of all states and the federal government currently have contracted with private prison corporations for the incarceration of some of their correctional populations. We use the literature on privatization of prisons to argue that we know surprisingly little about the public�...

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Authors: Frost, Natasha 1974- (Author) ; Trapassi, Jessica (Author) ; Heinz, Steven (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Criminology & public policy
Year: 2019, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 457-476
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Corrections
For-profit prisons,
Private prisons
Privatization
Public opinion
Public perception(s)
Public support
Strafvollzug
Privatgefängnisse
Privatisierung
Gefängnis
Öffentliche Meinung
Öffentliche Wahrnehmung
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Summary:Slightly more than half of all states and the federal government currently have contracted with private prison corporations for the incarceration of some of their correctional populations. We use the literature on privatization of prisons to argue that we know surprisingly little about the public's perception of this phenomenon. We summarize what is known from the thin body of research into public opinion in the correctional domain, and then we argue for an expanded research agenda to develop a more extensive (and nuanced) understanding of public perceptions in this context.
ISSN:1745-9133
DOI:10.1111/1745-9133.12441