Valarie Sands
Biographic Data
| ID | 6469287 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Valarie Sands |
| GIVEN NAMES | Valarie |
| FAMILY NAME | Sands |
| SIGNATURE | SANDS V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash Business School Monash University Caulfield East Victoria Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7519-2401 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
P3s and Social Infrastructure
Once regarded as core public sector business, Australia’s prisons were reformed during the 1990s and Australia now has the highest proportion of prisoners in privately managed prisons in the world. How could this have happened? This article presents a case study of the State of Victoria and explains how public–private partnerships (P3s) were used to create a mixed public–private prison system. Despite the difficulty of determining clear and rigor…
Cheaper, better, and more accountable? Twenty‐five years of prisons privatisation in Victoria
Twenty‐five years after the Kennett government began privatising prisons, Victoria has the world's highest proportion of prisoners in private prisons. When the privatisation project began, it was confidently expected that privately managed prisons would be cheaper, better, and more accountable than traditional public sector provision. This paper examines whether those anticipated benefits have been realised. In doing so, we assess system‐wide ope…
Prisons in Victoria
Regulatory independence, public accountability and the Victorian prison system
One of the most frequently used arguments supporting the introduction of privatization into a prison system is that it will strengthen accountability. However, to meet this claim it is maintained that a number of preconditions are necessary—one being independence of the regulator. This article examines the claims made by the Victorian Minister for Corrections that the Seamless System model would provide more independent monitoring and review of V…
Cheaper, better, and more accountable? Twenty‐five years of prisons privatisation in Victoria
Twenty‐five years after the Kennett government began privatising prisons, Victoria has the world's highest proportion of prisoners in private prisons. When the privatisation project began, it was confidently expected that privately managed prisons would be cheaper, better, and more accountable than traditional public sector provision. This paper examines whether those anticipated benefits have been realised. In doing so, we assess system‐wide ope…
Regulatory independence, public accountability and the Victorian prison system
One of the most frequently used arguments supporting the introduction of privatization into a prison system is that it will strengthen accountability. However, to meet this claim it is maintained that a number of preconditions are necessary—one being independence of the regulator. This article examines the claims made by the Victorian Minister for Corrections that the Seamless System model would provide more independent monitoring and review of V…
Prisons in Victoria
Prisons in Victoria
Regulatory independence, public accountability and the Victorian prison system
One of the most frequently used arguments supporting the introduction of privatization into a prison system is that it will strengthen accountability. However, to meet this claim it is maintained that a number of preconditions are necessary—one being independence of the regulator. This article examines the claims made by the Victorian Minister for Corrections that the Seamless System model would provide more independent monitoring and review of V…
Cheaper, better, and more accountable? Twenty‐five years of prisons privatisation in Victoria
Twenty‐five years after the Kennett government began privatising prisons, Victoria has the world's highest proportion of prisoners in private prisons. When the privatisation project began, it was confidently expected that privately managed prisons would be cheaper, better, and more accountable than traditional public sector provision. This paper examines whether those anticipated benefits have been realised. In doing so, we assess system‐wide ope…
P3s and Social Infrastructure
Once regarded as core public sector business, Australia’s prisons were reformed during the 1990s and Australia now has the highest proportion of prisoners in privately managed prisons in the world. How could this have happened? This article presents a case study of the State of Victoria and explains how public–private partnerships (P3s) were used to create a mixed public–private prison system. Despite the difficulty of determining clear and rigor…
Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Prison (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Public Administration (3 works) · Accountability (2 works) · Community Development and Social Impact (2 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works)