Punishment for Profit: Private Prisons/Public Concerns

by David Shichor

Book Overview

This thought-provoking book presents a systematic and complete review of the literature on prison privatization. In light of the current trend towards private prisons, David Shichor examines the key ethical, legal, political and theoretical issues concerning a prison population not only regarded as undesirable but also open to social and political manipulation. He addresses a number of fundamental questions: What are the limits of civil liberties?...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803971559
• ISBN13: 9780803971554
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"