Private Prisons and Public Accountability

Harding, Richard

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“…Illustration from Ref. [18]. protons per pulse) on target were separated by one or multiple periods of 1.2 s and are arranged in a repeated sequence with a duration between 14.4 and 50.4 s, called a supercycle (SC).…”

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α -decay properties of Fr200,202

Ghys¹,

Andreyev²,

Huyse³

et al. 2019

Phys. Rev. C

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Background:The neutron-deficient lead region provides a range of nuclear phenomena, including isomerism at low energies. This phenomenon can be studied by α decay because the degree of hindrance of α decay provides information on the change in nuclear structure of connected states. Purpose: The aim of this work was to investigate the α-decay properties of 200,202 Fr and daughter products. Method: Neutron-deficient francium nuclei are produced at ISOLDE-CERN bombarding a UC x target with 1.4 GeV protons. Surface ionization and mass-separation techniques were employed to provide a pure radioactive ion beam at a radiation-detection setup. Results: Due to the very high statistics and the high beam purity, improved decay data for 202 Fr and its daughters were obtained. In particular, this data set allowed us to identify many fine-structure α lines with a relative reduced α-decay width up to five orders of magnitude lower as the strongest ground-to-ground state or isomericto-isomeric state α-decay transition. In addition, several half-life values were extracted with similar or better precision as compared with the literature. Conclusions: The observation of crossover transitions positioned the isomeric high-spin level of 198 At at an excitation energy of 265(3) keV. Half-life values of 4.47(5) s and 1.28(10) s were extracted for the ground state and isomeric state of 198 At and 52(3) ms for the ground-state decay of 200 Fr. Furthermore, α-decay schemes for 202 Fr and its daughter 198 At could be constructed.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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α -decay properties of Fr200,202

Ghys¹,

Andreyev²,

Huyse³

et al. 2019

Phys. Rev. C

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“…Obstructionism by elements of the workforce was well documented in Australia and the United Kingdom, not only in terms of workplace practices that artificially enhanced shift penalties and overtime payments but also through resistance to the introduction of rehabilitative and vocational prisoner programs (Harding, ). Even in the United States, with lower levels of union membership, there was some management from below .…”

Section: Catalysts For the Reemergence Of Private Prisonsmentioning

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“…In this context, a quasi‐market is one dominated by the public sector, has loosely defined and changing boundaries, and where in some instances the public sector will be competing against the private sector (Le Vay, ). Driven by market forces and competition and contestability, private prisons were intended to model a new approach to custodial service delivery that transferred it from an input‐only, public‐sector model to effective and efficient outcome delivery achieved through innovation in input, process, and output (Harding, ; Ludlow, ; Volokh, ). Adding to the complexity of the quasi‐market is the fact that private providers have expanded their scope and relevance in the criminal justice system to electronic monitoring, probation, immigration detention, youth detention, court security, and prisoner transportation.…”

Section: Impact Of Prison Privatization and Policy Implicationsmentioning

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“…The methodological difficulties highlighted also impacted on the comparative research conducted by the U.K. Home Office for 1997–1998 and 1998–1999. The Home Office was in the fortunate position of being the overseer of the criminal justice system, yet also at arm's length in all correctional services purchases and regulation (Harding, ). Accordingly, it was not bound by commercial‐in‐confidence restrictions and had access to all public funding details.…”

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“…Moreover, these benefits would provide the incentive for “cross‐fertilization” (Harding, , pp. 19–20), by way of a systemic competition effect, into improved practices and outcomes in the public sector.…”

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Research Summary In this historical review of prison privatization, we identify interconnected events in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom and their distinctiveness from other nations. The political and economic catalysts for the post‐1980 reemergence of privatization are also analyzed. Privatization exists on a continuum from ancillary service delivery to full custodial operations and management. As privatization seems to have lost some of its momentum, it is unclear whether its advent has produced the intended system‐wide improvements. Policy Implications Modern privatization spawned an enormous amount of research in which a comparison of the private and public sectors was attempted. Despite the plethora of research, the findings are mainly inconclusive. Policy makers should focus on privatization as a subset of mainstream prisons research, with investigation of system‐wide key issues like confinement quality, preparation for release, and accountability. These matters bear, in turn, on outcomes such as reduced recidivism and the ability to lead a useful life postrelease.

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Private Prisons and Public Accountability

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