NCJ Number
130251
Date Published
1990
Length
132 pages
Annotation
The debate over the privatization in criminal justice has, until recently, been associated with various forms of conflict resolutions. Today, however, the discussion has spread to criminal corrections as well as crime prevention and crime detection.
Abstract
The move toward privatization in crime control has been prompted by the crisis in the welfare state, public lack of faith in the government's capability to solve social ills, financial considerations, and a growing reliance on society's potential of self-regulation. With regard to corrections, some specific factors that have led to new innovations include current political and economic policies, legal pressure to improve correctional facilities, and the rise of the service industry. These papers, delivered by criminal justice experts from the Netherlands, France, United States, and Federal Republic of Germany at a Council of Europe conference, focus on various aspects of privatization in crime control, crime prevention and detection, and penal services. 12 references