Prison Privatization: The Many Facets of a Controversial Industry [3 volumes] - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0313395713 ISBN 13: 9780313395710

Publisher: Praeger, 2012

Synopsis

This book examines the current state of both the theory and practice of prison privatization in the United States in the 21st century, providing a balanced compendium of research that allows readers to draw their own conclusions about this controversial subject.

About this title

Book Description:

The private prison industry has grown substantially in the past 20 years—the result of the need to meet the growing demand for prison space combined with a broader social and political willingness to transfer the coercive power of the state to the private sector. This burgeoning, multi-billion dollar industry seems to be here to stay, but privatized local, state, and national prisons draw vehement opposition as well as enthusiastic support.

About the Author:

Byron Eugene Price is the dean of the school of business at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, in Brooklyn, NY.

John Charles Morris is professor of public policy and serves as the PhD Graduate Program Director in the Department of Urban Studies and Public Administration, and Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA.

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0313395713
• ISBN 13: 9780313395710
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 864
• Editor: Price Byron Eugene, Morris John Charles