{"product_id":"privatising-criminal-justice-christopher-hamerton-9781138891166","title":"Privatising Criminal Justice: History, Neoliberal Penality and the Commodification of Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrivatising Criminal Justice\u003c\/em\u003e explores the social, cultural and political context of privatisation in the criminal justice sector. In recent years, the criminal justice sector has made various strategic partnerships with the private sector, exemplified by initiatives within the police, the prison system and offender services. This has seen unprecedented growth in the past 30 years and a veritable explosion under the tenure of the coalition government in the UK. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book highlights key areas of domestic and global concern and illustrates, with detailed case studies of important developments. It connects the study of criminology and criminal justice to the wider study of public policy, government institutions and political decision making. In doing so, \u003ci\u003ePrivatising Criminal Justice \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a theoretical and practical framework for evaluating collaborative public and private-sector response to social problems at the beginning of the twenty-first century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, criminal justice, sociology and politics and all those interested in how privatisation has shaped the contemporary criminal justice system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Hamerton,Sue Hobbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138891169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138891166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.37lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.75d","brand":"Christopher Hamerton","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48087788257535,"sku":"9781138891166","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_de03ce1a-b60e-48c4-bf67-113571492f5a.jpg?v=1769101383","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/privatising-criminal-justice-christopher-hamerton-9781138891166","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}