Private Prisons and Public Accountability
Author:   Richard Harding
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
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9781560009931


Pages:   176
Publication Date:   31 October 1997
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Richard Harding
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.294kg
ISBN:  

9781560009931


ISBN 10:   1560009934
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   31 October 1997
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1: The growth of private prisons; 2: Accountability and the political context of privatization; 3: Accountability, monitoring and capture; 4: Accountability mechanisms in public sector prisons and their applicability to private prisons; 5: Letting the contract and setting the terms; 6: Prison personnel, the administration of punishment and the impact of privatization upon penal policy; 7: Financial accountability and control; 8: Comparing public and private prisons; 9: Special custodial issues and privatization; 10: Enhancing the prison system: cross-fertilization and market testing; 11: The future growth of privatization; 12: A model for public accountability of private prisons

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<p> <p> Though there are a growing number of books, articles and research studies on the growth of private prisons, this is the first one I have seen which successfully integrates a reasoned discussion of principles with the presentation of authoritative data on how privatisation is working in practice. <p> --Mike Maguire, University of Wales, Cardiff


-Though there are a growing number of books, articles and research studies on the growth of private prisons, this is the first one I have seen which successfully integrates a reasoned discussion of principles with the presentation of authoritative data on how privatisation is working in practice.- --Mike Maguire, University of Wales, Cardiff


-Though there are a growing number of books, articles and research studies on the growth of private prisons, this is the first one I have seen which successfully integrates a reasoned discussion of principles with the presentation of authoritative data on how privatisation is working in practice.- --Mike Maguire, University of Wales, Cardiff


Though there are a growing number of books, articles and research studies on the growth of private prisons, this is the first one I have seen which successfully integrates a reasoned discussion of principles with the presentation of authoritative data on how privatisation is working in practice. --Mike Maguire, University of Wales, Cardiff


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