Nicky Rogge
An analysis of managerialism and performance in English and Welsh male prisons
Rogge, Nicky; Simper, Richard; Verschelde, Marijn; Hall, Maximilian
Authors
Richard Simper
Marijn Verschelde
Maximilian Hall
Abstract
© 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. This paper fills a noticeable gap in the current economic and penology literature by proposing new performance-enhancing policies based on an efficiency analysis of a sample of male prisons in England and Wales over the period 2009/10. In addition, we advance the empirical literature by integrating the managerialism of four strategic functions of prisons, employment and accommodation, capacity utilization, quality of life in prison and the rehabilitation and re-offending of prisoners. We find that by estimating multiple models focussing on these different areas some prisons are more efficient than other establishments. In terms of policy, it is therefore necessary to consider not just an overall performance metric for individual prisons, as currently undertaken annually by the UK Ministry of Justice, but to look into the administration and managerialism of their main functions in both a business and public policy perspective. Indeed, it is further necessary to view prisons together and not as single entities, so as to obtain a best practice frontier for the different operations that management undertakes in English and Welsh prisons.
Citation
Rogge, N., Simper, R., Verschelde, M., & Hall, M. (2015). An analysis of managerialism and performance in English and Welsh male prisons. European Journal of Operational Research, 241(1), 224-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2014.08.014
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 7, 2014 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 14, 2014 |
Publication Date | Feb 16, 2015 |
Deposit Date | Jun 28, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 29, 2024 |
Journal | European Journal of Operational Research |
Print ISSN | 0377-2217 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 241 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 224-235 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2014.08.014 |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1098299 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0377221714006493?via%3Dihub |
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