Les enjeux de la privatisation des établissements de détention
By: PELLETIER, Daniel; ROBARD, Éric
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ArticlePublisher: Toronto : IPAC, Summer 2005Canadian Public Administration : the journal of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada 48, 2, p. 185-206Abstract: From 1990 to 2000, the trend towards the privatization of jails and penitentiaries in Anglo-Saxon countries grew extremely rapidly. Since then, several public administrations, particularly in the United States, have come to realize that the benefits that had been expected and anticipated by the big corporations in the sector never actually materialized; in fact, we now talk of the bursting of the privatization bubble. Today, the debate is dominated by the extreme positions taken by private enterprise, which continues to boast about its institutions, and by human and trade union rights advocacy associations, which are adopting the opposite position. The review of empirical research conducted on this topic indicates that most comparative studies have significant methodological flaws that undermine the foundations of the decision-making process. It is therefore important to act with caution in this sector that is highly influenced by political, social and communicational issues, the magnitude of which is yet unknown
From 1990 to 2000, the trend towards the privatization of jails and penitentiaries in Anglo-Saxon countries grew extremely rapidly. Since then, several public administrations, particularly in the United States, have come to realize that the benefits that had been expected and anticipated by the big corporations in the sector never actually materialized; in fact, we now talk of the bursting of the privatization bubble. Today, the debate is dominated by the extreme positions taken by private enterprise, which continues to boast about its institutions, and by human and trade union rights advocacy associations, which are adopting the opposite position. The review of empirical research conducted on this topic indicates that most comparative studies have significant methodological flaws that undermine the foundations of the decision-making process. It is therefore important to act with caution in this sector that is highly influenced by political, social and communicational issues, the magnitude of which is yet unknown
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