03134nam 2200673Ia 450 991045691780332120200520144314.01-282-48061-897866124806141-4422-0174-6(CKB)2520000000008707(EBL)480086(OCoLC)700681010(SSID)ssj0000426475(PQKBManifestationID)12123823(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426475(PQKBWorkID)10389116(PQKB)11765838(MiAaPQ)EBC480086(Au-PeEL)EBL480086(CaPaEBR)ebr10361382(CaONFJC)MIL248061(EXLCZ)99252000000000870720090727d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPunishment for sale[electronic resource] private prisons, big business and the incarceration binge /Donna Selman and Paul LeightonLanham, MD Rowman & Littlefieldc20101 online resource (217 p.)Issues in crime & justiceDescription based upon print version of record.1-4422-0173-8 1-4422-0172-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Punishment for Sale; Contents; List of Tables, Figures, and Boxes; Preface; Introduction; Part I: THE CRIME "PROBLEM" AND THE FREE MARKET "SOLUTION"; Chapter 01: America's Incarceration Binge; Chapter 02: The Big Government "Problem" and the Kentucky Fried Prison "Solution"; Part II: UNDERSTANDING THE OPERATIONS OF PRISON, INC.; Chapter 03: The Prison-Industrial Complex; Chapter 04: Confronting Problems; Chapter 05: A Critical Look at the Efficiency and Overhead Costs of Private Prisons; Conclusion; Appendix; References; 195Index; About the AuthorsPunishment for Sale is the definitive modern history of private prisons, told through social, economic and political frames. The authors explore the origin of the ideas of modern privatization, the establishment of private prisons, and the efforts to keep expanding in the face of problems and bad publicity. The book provides a balanced telling of the story of private prisons and the resistance they engendered within the context of criminology, and it is intended for supplemental use in undergraduate and graduate courses in criminology, social problems, and race & ethnicity.Issues in Crime and JusticeCorrectionsContracting outUnited StatesPrisonsUnited StatesPrivatizationUnited StatesElectronic books.CorrectionsContracting outPrisonsPrivatization365365.973365/.973Selman Donna1967-970935Leighton Paul1964-970936MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456917803321Punishment for sale2206857UNINA