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Changing the Guard: Private Prisons and the Control of Crime
Contributor(s): Tabarrok, Alexander (Editor), Logan, Charles H. (Foreword by)
ISBN: 0945999879     ISBN-13: 9780945999874
Publisher: Independent Institute
OUR PRICE:   $18.95  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: October 2002
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Penology
Dewey: 365.973
LCCN: 2002113328
Physical Information: 0.62" H x 6.4" W x 8.96" (0.90 lbs) 231 pages
 
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When prison privatisation began in the United States in the early 1980s, many policy analysts claimed that the result would be higher costs, declining quality, and an erosion of state authority. Bringing together five of the leading researchers of prison privatisation and criminology, this authoritative survey addresses the economic as well as the social implications of prison reform. Economist Ken Avio begins with an analysis of the broader issues surrounding the private-prison debate, such as punishment and recidivism, and crime deterrence. Charles Thomas, the world's leading authority on private prisons, provides the empirical context for understanding the debate, examining their historical origins, present status, and future prospects. Samuel Jan Brakel and Kimberly Ingersoll Gaylord examine the costs and quality of private prisons, and Bruce Benson argues that prison privatisation be instituted in concert with certain aspects of the criminal justice system.