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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154618003321

Autore

Resodihardjo Sandra L.

Titolo

Crisis and change in the British and Dutch prison services : understanding crisis-reform processes / / Sandra L. Resodihardjo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-351-94750-8

1-315-25892-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

365/.70941

Soggetti

Prisons - Great Britain

Prisons - Netherlands

Prison administration - Great Britain

Prison administration - Netherlands

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2009 by Ashgate Publishing.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Crisis and reform in the public sector -- 2. The crisis-reform thesis : how crises can lead to reform -- 3. Two prison systems : pre-crisis descriptions -- 4. The Dutch prison service : cell-shortages and escapes (1992-1993) -- 5. Riots and reform in England (1990-1991) -- 6. The escapes from Whitemoor and Parkhurst (1994-1995) -- 7. Recognizing patterns of reform -- 8. Alternative paths to reform.

Sommario/riassunto

What happens when incidents result in a policy sector losing its legitimacy? When a malfunctioning policy sector receives so much negative public attention that it has to fight for its survival? This study describes three such cases in detail within the British and Dutch Prison Services, examining the incidents, the negative response of the media and Members of Parliament to these incidents, and the way in which policy-makers tried to deal with the crises. This book establishes under which conditions such crises led to reform.