Privatization and coercion: The question of legitimacy

This article explores issues surrounding the legitimacy of private sector provision in criminal justice. It examines changes in ideas about legitimate coercion which have made private sector involvement possible. It then elaborates two models of the processes whereby private sector entities attempt...

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1. VerfasserIn: Fitzgibbon, Wendy (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Lea, John
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2018
In: Theoretical criminology
Jahr: 2018, Band: 22, Heft: 4, Seiten: 545-562
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Coercion
Criminal justice
Legitimacy
Policing
Privatization
Punishment
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Zusammenfassung:This article explores issues surrounding the legitimacy of private sector provision in criminal justice. It examines changes in ideas about legitimate coercion which have made private sector involvement possible. It then elaborates two models of the processes whereby private sector entities attempt to obtain and maintain the legitimacy of their activities in the eyes of the public.
ISSN:1461-7439
DOI:10.1177/1362480617707952