Analítico de Periódico
ARMSTRONG, Gaylene Styve
Private versus public juvenile correctional facilities : Do differences in environmental quality exist? / Gaylene Styve Armstrong; Doris Layton Mackenzie
Crime & Delinquency, London, V.49, n.4 (October 2003), p. 542-563
Published in cooperation with the National Council on Crime and Delinquency
QUALIDADE DO AMBIENTE, ESTABELECIMENTO PRISIONAL, REGIME PENITENCIARIO
Expansion in the operation of private sector correctional facilities has sparked a number of debates. A primary concern is that environmental quality for offenders incarcerated in privately operated facilities will be poorer than publicly operated facilities due to the profit motivation of the private sector: This study examined data collected from 48 residential juvenile correctional facilities in 19 states (16 private and 32 public faculties ). Self-report surveys, including cognitive assessments of 13 conditions of confinement. were administered to juvenile delinquents (N = 4,121) incarcerated in these facilities. Data from facility records were also incorporated in the analysis. A hierarchical linear model analysis of the juveniles, cognitive assessments indicated that no significant differences between private and public facilities in environmental quality existed.