Private Prisons

Private Prisons is a correctional institution that belongs to the category of penal facilities, distinguished by its operation and management under contract by private corporations rather than government agencies.

124

Publications

6.2K

Citations

178

Authors

101

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

Variants

For-profit PrisonsPrivatized Prisons

Parents

Criminal Justice Systems

Publications

124

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

Staff culture, use of authority and prisoner quality of life in public and private sector prisons

Ben Crewe, Alison Liebling, Susie Hulley · Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology · 2011 · 190 citations

Social Sciences, Organizational Behavior, Psychology +11

Heavy–light, absent–present: rethinking the ‘weight’ of imprisonment

Ben Crewe, Alison Liebling, Susie Hulley · British Journal of Sociology · 2014 · 157 citations · Full text

Social Sciences, Criminology, Psychology +9

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

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Authors

178

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Alison Liebling
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
6 publications · 642 citations
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David Shichor
California State University, San Bernardino, United States
5 publications · 114 citations
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Scott D. Camp
Federal Bureau of Investigation, United States
5 publications · 210 citations
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Nancy L. Hogan
Ferris State University, United States
5 publications · 175 citations
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Susie Hulley
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
4 publications · 567 citations
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Institutions

101

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Venues

The Prison Journal
TPJ · 7 publications · 189 citations
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Crime & Delinquency
5 publications · 320 citations
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Criminology & Public Policy
5 publications · 185 citations
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Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 4 publications · 252 citations
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SSRN Electronic Journal
Repository · 4 publications · 70 citations
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