Private prisons : cons and pros /

American prisons and jails are overflowing with inmates. To relieve the pressure, courts have imposed fines on overcrowded facilities and fiscally strapped governments have been forced to release numerous prisoners prematurely. In this study, noted criminologist Charles Logan makes the case for comm...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Logan, Charles H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.
Temas:
Prisons > United States.
Privatization > United States.
Corrections > Contracting out > United States.
Prisons > États-Unis.
Privatisation > États-Unis.
Services correctionnels > Impartition > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Corrections > Contracting out
Prisons
Privatization
Gevangenissen.
Privatisering.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction; 1 The Iron Fist Meets the Invisible Hand; 2 Private Prisons Today: A Descriptive Overview; 3 Issues and Arguments in the Debate over Private Prisons; 4 The Propriety of Proprietary Prisons; 5 Issues of Cost and Efficiency; 6 Issues of Quality; 7 Issues of Quantity; 8 Issues of Flexibility; 9 Issues of Security; 10 Issues of Liability; 11 Issues of Accountability and Monitoring; 12 Issues of Corruption; 13 Issues of Dependence; 14 Private Prisons and the Privatization of Punishment; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q.

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