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In this article we argue that privatization of core government authorities create structural changes. Litigation … against Privatization processes of core government authorities must address these institutional-structural changes in … to annul a law privatizing prisons, we show how litigation against privatization of core state authorities is changing …
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This paper examines the impact of private prison contracting by exploiting staggered prison capacity shocks in Mississippi. Motivated by a model based on the typical private prison contract that pays a per diem for each occupied bed, the empirical analysis shows that private prison inmates serve...
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little support, either theoretical or empirical. At worst, the political influence argument is backward: privatization will …
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addressing human rights problems arising from privatization, particularly privatization in the United States dealing with prisons …
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Kingdom, and it compares their current role in the countries' correctional systems. The privatization movements of the U … privatization. America's experience with private prisons in the 1980s set an important precedent for Britain, but the U ….K. ultimately adopted a different model of privatization. Although results are not conclusive to date, it appears the British model …
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This paper examines the role of privatization on the cost of government-provided services. We examine data on the cost …
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theory as a way to develop new perspectives about crime and its causes. A basic assumption is that the criminal is a rational …
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maximize its profitability. This is not the first time prison privatization has been proposed as a cost-saving measure for Ohio … prison system, but privatization will negate this important work. This report seeks to explore the many problems that plague …
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