Punishment for profit : private prisons/public concerns
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Shichor, David.
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Geis, Gilbert, writer of foreword.
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HV9469 .S55 1995
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Corrections -- Contracting out -- United States.
Prisons -- Government policy -- United States.
Private prisons.
Privatization -- United States.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Corrections -- Contracting out
Prisons -- Government policy
Private prisons
Privatization
United States -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Other Subjects
Corrections -- Contracting out -- United States.
Gefängnis
Gevangeniswezen.
Prisons -- Government policy -- United States.
Prisons -- Politique gouvernementale -- États-Unis.
Prisons -- United States.
Prisons privées.
Privatisation -- États-Unis.
Privatisation.
Privatisering.
Privatisierung
Privatization
Privatization -- United States.
Services correctionnels -- Impartition -- États-Unis.
Strafvollzug
USA

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Book
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xvi, 293 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 262-282) and index.
Description
Shichor (criminal justice, California State U., San Bernardino) offers a review of the literature on privatization of prisons, of interest to researchers, policymakers, correctional officers, and advanced students. He raises fundamental questions about the functions of state and government, the limits of civil liberties, and the relevance of a util.
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SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Shichor, D., & Geis, G. (1995). Punishment for profit: private prisons/public concerns . Sage Publications.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shichor, David and Gilbert, Geis. 1995. Punishment for Profit: Private Prisons/public Concerns. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Shichor, David and Gilbert, Geis. Punishment for Profit: Private Prisons/public Concerns Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1995.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Shichor, D. and Geis, G. (1995). Punishment for profit: private prisons/public concerns. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Shichor, David., and Gilbert Geis. Punishment for Profit: Private Prisons/public Concerns Sage Publications, 1995.

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