Prison Privatization

Prison Privatization is the transfer of correctional facility ownership, management, or operation from public authorities to private corporations under contractual agreements, distinguishing it from public administration by introducing market-based incentives and profit motives into penal institutions.

133

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6.3K

Citations

177

Authors

112

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Parents

Comparative Penal PolicyPrison Administration

Publications

133

The Proper Scope of Government: Theory and an Application to Prisons

Oliver Hart, Andrei Shleifer, Robert W. Vishny · The Quarterly Journal of Economics · 1997 · 1.8K citations · Full text

Public Affairs, Public Administration, Public Policy +15

To serve and protect: privatization and community in criminal justice

Choice Reviews Online · 1999 · 123 citations

Social Sciences, Criminal Law, Criminology +17

Staff‐Prisoner Relationships, Staff Professionalism, and the Use of Authority in Public‐ and Private‐Sector Prisons

Ben Crewe, Alison Liebling, Susie Hulley · Law & Social Inquiry · 2014 · 122 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Criminology, Public Administration +14

Private Prisons: Cons and Pros.

Timothy J. Flanagan, Charles H. Logan · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1991 · 110 citations

Public Affairs, Public Administration, Public Governance +12

Are Private Prisons More Cost-Effective Than Public Prisons? A Meta-Analysis of Evaluation Research Studies

Travis C. Pratt, Jeff Maahs · Crime & Delinquency · 1999 · 110 citations

Social Sciences, Economics, Public Policy +17

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Authors

177

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David Shichor
California State University, San Bernardino, United States
5 publications · 114 citations
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Brett C. Burkhardt
Oregon State University, United States
4 publications · 85 citations
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Richard Harding
The University of Western Australia, Australia
4 publications · 90 citations
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Sandro Cabral
Insper, Brazil
4 publications · 217 citations
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Travis C. Pratt
University of Cincinnati, United States
3 publications · 205 citations
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Institutions

112

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Venues

Criminology & Public Policy
10 publications · 228 citations
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 6 publications · 409 citations
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The Prison Journal
TPJ · 6 publications · 151 citations
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SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 4 publications · 119 citations
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Justice Quarterly
JQ · 4 publications · 114 citations
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