Measuring Prison Performance Government Privatization and Accountability

by Gaes, Gerald G.; Camp, Scott D.; Nelson, Julianne B.; Saylor, William G.

• ISBN13: 9780759105867
• ISBN10: 0759105863
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-14
• Publisher: AltaMira Press

Summary

Gaes and his distinguished co-authors offer a comprehensive analysis of public vs. private management of prisons, a competition that originated with the introduction of private facilities into the criminal justice system in the 1980s. The authors measure prison performance with the technique of multi-level modeling for simultaneous measurement of the individual and the institution. Their work points the way to improved penal policy and accountability, and will be a valuable resource for public administrators, policy analysts, corrections personnel and criminologists. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	vii
Introduction: The Motivation for the Book and a Statement of the Issues	ix
CHAPTER ONE Conceptualizing Prison Performance	1	(30)
CHAPTER TWO Prison Audits	31	(8)
CHAPTER THREE Understanding the Measurement Context-Qualitative Assessment	39	(10)
CHAPTER FOUR Multilevel Models and Behavioral Performance Measures	49	(24)
CHAPTER FIVE Staff and Inmate Surveys as Performance Measures	73	(12)
CHAPTER SIX Cost Analyses	85	(24)
CHAPTER SEVEN The Relationship between Cost and Performance and the Role of Prison Labor	109	(8)
CHAPTER EIGHT System Level Measurement	117	(6)
CHAPTER NINE A Life Course Perspective of Recidivism	123	(18)
CHAPTER TEN Prison Performance Templates, User-Friendly Performance Measurement Tools, and Contract Compliance	141	(12)
CHAPTER ELEVEN Lessons from the Public Administration Literature	153	(24)
CHAPTER TWELVE Looking Backward and Looking Forward	177	(8)
Appendix	185	(4)
Notes	189	(6)
References	195	(18)
Index	213	(8)
About the Authors	221