Changing the guard : private prisons and the control of crime /

Changing the guard : private prisons and the control of crime /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Oakland, Calif. : Independent Institute, c2003.
Description:	xi, 231 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Prisons -- United States. Corrections -- Contracting out -- United States. Privatization -- United States. Corrections -- Contracting out. Prisons. Privatization. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4925942

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Other authors / contributors:	Tabarrok, Alexander.
ISBN:	0945999879
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
1. Introduction
2. The Economics of Prisons
3. Correctional Privatization in America: An Assessment of Its Historical Origins, Present Status, and Future Prospects
4. Prison Privatization and Public Policy
5. Do We Want the Production of Prison Services to Be More "Efficient"?
Index
About the Authors