Privatizing correctional institutions. (2023)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gary W. Bowman, Simon Hakim, Paul Seidenstat.
• Authors: Bowman, Gary W
• Editors: Bowman, Gary W, 1942-; Hakim, Simon, 1944-; Seidenstat, Paul
• Contents: 1. Introduction 2. Partial Privatization of Prison Operations: Let’s Give It a Chance 3. Private Correction: The Delicate Balance 4. The Future of Correctional Privatization: Lessons from the Past 5. The Privatization of Secure Adult Prisons: Issues and Evidence 6. Bars on the Iron Triangle: Public Policy Issues in the Privatization of Corrections 7. Federal Government Involvement in Private Sector Partnerships with Prison Industries, 8. PRIDE of Florida: A Working Model for Inmates 9. The Public-Private Partnership: A Challenge and an Opportunity for Corrections 10. Minimizing Liability with Private Management of Correctional Facilities 11. Privatization of Corrections: A Threat to Prisoners’ Rights 12. Proving Privatization Works, 13. For Profit Jails: A Risky Business 14. Low Cost, High Quality, Good Fit: Why Not Privatization? 15. Comparison of Privately and Publically Operated Corrections Facilities in Kentucky and Massachusetts, 16. The Development, Present Status, and Future Potential of Correctional Privatization in America
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 365.973; Prisons -- United States; Privatization -- United States; Corrections -- Contracting out -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000949179
• Related ISBNs: 9781000942453
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