RT Article
T1 International perspectives on the privatization of corrections
JF Criminology & public policy
VO 18
IS 2
SP 477
OP 503
A1 Byrne, James
A1 Kras, Kimberly Raye 1981-
A1 Marmolejo, Lina Maria
A2 Kras, Kimberly Raye 1981-
A2 Marmolejo, Lina Maria
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1667670166
AB In this article, we provide a global snapshot of the recent (2000–2018) expansion of the private sector's involvement in both institutional and community corrections systems. Variation in the use of private‐sector organizations to manage both institutional and community correction populations is examined within and across global regions, with a focus specifically on the utilization of privatization in the 50 countries with the highest prison populations. The key private‐sector organizations in each global region are also identified, and the “new technology” acquisitions by these companies—documenting the expansion of prison‐based organizations into community corrections—are considered. In addition, the available evaluation research on the comparative effectiveness of private‐ versus public‐sector management of both prisons and community corrections is reviewed. Based on this review, we offer our assessment of the available data on global developments in the privatization of corrections, as well as the available research on the comparative performance of public‐sector and private‐sector corrections.
K1 Community corrections
K1 Prisons
K1 Privatization
K1 Strafvollzug
K1 Privatisierung
K1 Gefängnis
DO 10.1111/1745-9133.12440