A comparative analysis of escapes from public and private correctional facilities.
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Title
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A comparative analysis of escapes from public and private correctional facilities.
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Identifier
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AAI3008817
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identifier
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3008817
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Creator
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Culp, Richard F.
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Contributor
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Adviser: Warren Benton
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Date
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2001
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Sociology, Criminology and Penology
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Abstract
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This study explores a number of matters related to prison escapes in the United States, focusing on the two-year period 1997--1998. The study considers four questions: (1) whether or not private prisons are more escape prone than public prisons; (2) if there is a relationship between the strength of market forces and the intensity of management reaction to prison escapes; (3) if market forces impinge more keenly on private sector prisons than public sector prisons; and (4) whether there is a difference in how public and private prison management reacts to escapes once they occur. In the course of research, the project yielded a number of related findings concerning the reliability of national prison escape data, the extent of news media coverage of prison escapes, the characteristics of prison escapees, and the means employed by inmates who escape from prison.;Chapter 1 considers how ideological issues rather than substantive arguments underpin the debate over prison privatization in the United States. Chapter 2 summarizes the body of research on prison privatization, explores what other studies have to say about the phenomenon of prison escapes, and examines prior research on media coverage of the field of corrections.;Chapter 3 examines theories of correctional management and considers how market forces may influence the way correctional managers respond when serious incidents (such as escapes) spill into the community at large. Chapter 4 discusses the descriptive case study methodology used in the project and suggests a model for explaining the relationship between market forces and prison management reaction to escapes.;Chapter 5 presents quantitative findings from a study of eighty-eight of the most serious escapes during the study period. Chapter 6 details twenty-four individual prison escape case studies. The study concludes with a summary of overall findings and suggestions for future research.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
