Privatizing Prisons: Rhetoric and Reality

by Alison Liebling, Keith Bottomley, Adrian L. James, et al.

Book Overview

The privatization of prisons is a fiercely debated area of penal policy. Those in favor argue it will improve conditions for prisoners, reduce costs for the state, and facilitate innovation. Those against believe accountability for the treatment of prisoners cannot be ensured and that it is the state s absolute and legitimate responsibility to punish those who break the law. Privatizing Prisons is the first detailed account of the privatization of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080397549X
• ISBN13: 9780803975491
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"