Competition for Prisons by Julian Le Vay
This book re-assesses the benefits and failures of competition, how public and private prisons compare, the impact of competition on the public sectors performance, and how well Government has managed this quasi-market.
"This is an intelligent, challenging analysis demonstrating very clearly what has been lost, in terms of making prisons more effective and more humane, by the abandonment of competitionMuch the best history of the period I've read." Sir Martin Narey, first CEO of National Offender Management Service and adviser to the Secretary of State for Justice
"[A] detailed assemblage of data and studies....devastatingly critical" The Howard Journal
"Julian LeVay uses his former role as Finance Director of the Prison Service to give a wholly new analysis of comparative costs and of the impact of constant changes in competition policy." On Probation Blog
"Produces some fascinating insights...his work raises many of the issues that a wider enquiry needs to address and attempt to find answers to." John Tizard, National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
"A fascinating book relevant to all interested in politics. Its superb analysis of the development of private sector prisons provides an excellent case study demonstrating the weaknesses of our political system." Philip Wheatley CB, former Director General of the National Offender Management Service and former Director General of HM Prison Service
"[A] detailed assemblage of data and studies....devastatingly critical" The Howard Journal
"Julian LeVay uses his former role as Finance Director of the Prison Service to give a wholly new analysis of comparative costs and of the impact of constant changes in competition policy." On Probation Blog
"Produces some fascinating insights...his work raises many of the issues that a wider enquiry needs to address and attempt to find answers to." John Tizard, National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
"A fascinating book relevant to all interested in politics. Its superb analysis of the development of private sector prisons provides an excellent case study demonstrating the weaknesses of our political system." Philip Wheatley CB, former Director General of the National Offender Management Service and former Director General of HM Prison Service
Julian Le Vay was Finance Director of HM Prison Service for five years, responsible for competitions to build and run prisons, then Director for Competition in the National Offender Management Service. Later he worked for two companies providing criminal justice services to Government. He is well placed to write about competition, having worked at different times on both sides of the fence.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781447313229 |
| ISBN 10 | 1447313224 |
| Title | Competition for Prisons |
| Author | Julian Le Vay |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bristol University Press |
| Year published | 2015-12-16 |
| Number of pages | 332 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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