Privatizing Prisons
Rhetoric and Reality
$144.53
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
25 February 2009
Summary
This text provides an updated overview of the development of private sector involvement in penal practice in the UK, North America, Europe and Australia. It describes the first 18 months in the life of Wolds Remand Prison, the first private prison in Britain. This empirical study includes: a look at the daily life of remand prisoners; an assessment of the duties and morale of staff; a comparison of the workings of Wolds with a similar remit and population; a discussion of some of the pract…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780803975491 |
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| ISBN-10: | 080397549X |
| Author: | Emma Clare, Keith Bottomley, Alison Liebling, Adrian L. James |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Imprint: | SAGE Publications Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 25 February 2009 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 138mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
`It provides a useful introduction to the evolution of private prisons in the UK and an in-depth evaluation of how one operates….The main attraction of this book is the research into the Wolds and the comparison with public prisons. These chapters provide a wealth of new information on the operation of private prisons′ - International Journal of Police Science & Management
About The Author
Emma Clare
Professor Adrian James is Emeritus Professor of Applied Social Sciences at the University of Sheffield. Alison Liebling is a criminologist at the University of Cambridge and the director of the Institute of Criminology’s Prisons Research Centre. Her main interests lie in the changing form and effects of imprisonment, the role of values in criminal justice, and the role of safety, trust, and fairness in shaping the prison experience. Her program of research has measured the moral quality of prison life, the effectiveness of suicide prevention strategies in prison, and values, practices, and outcomes in public and private sector corrections. Her most recent research is on prison privatization and staff–prisoner relationships and prisoner social organization in high security prisons.
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