Prison privatization: In search of a business-like atmosphere?

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-278

  Shefer, Guy ^a   Liebling, Alison ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Criminology

Author keywords

POA; Prison; Prison staff; Prison staff attitudes; Privatization; Public sector; Staff prisoner relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 48349090307     PISSN: 17488958     EISSN: 17488966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748895808092429     Document Type: Article

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