| Privatizing Criminal Justice Contributor(s): Matthews, Roger (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0803982402 ISBN-13: 9780803982406 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $180.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 1989 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 364.6 |
| LCCN: 89062597 |
| Series: Sage Contemporary Criminology |
| Physical Information: 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Without abdicating their ultimate responsibility for law enforcement and criminal justice, Western governments are increasingly seeking to delegate aspects of this task to the private and voluntary sectors. The contributors assess both the actual and potential impact of privatization in this highly controversial area, and examine the experience of private prisons, especially in North America, the activities of private security firms and current developments in electronic monitoring techniques. Privatizing Criminal Justice explores the changing relations between the state and the market and evaluates whether privatization can improve the control of crime and the administration of justice. |
Contributor Bio(s): Matthews, Roger: - Roger Matthews is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and a member of the Centre for Criminology at Middlesex Polytechnic. He is co-editor (with Jock Young) of Confronting Crime (SAGE 1986) and editor of Informal Justice (SAGE 1988).Matthews, Roger: - Roger Matthews is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and a member of the Centre for Criminology at Middlesex Polytechnic. He is co-editor (with Jock Young) of Confronting Crime (SAGE 1986) and editor of Informal Justice (SAGE 1988). |
