RT Article T1 Privatization and coercion: The question of legitimacy JF Theoretical criminology VO 22 IS 4 SP 545 OP 562 A1 Fitzgibbon, Wendy A1 Lea, John 1944- LA English YR 2018 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1679483579 AB 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. K1 Coercion K1 Criminal justice K1 Legitimacy K1 Policing K1 Privatization K1 Punishment DO 10.1177/1362480617707952