The Privatisation of Prisoner Transfer Services in Western Australia. What Can we Learn from the Ward Case
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11960163 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniel Baldino (0000-0002-4817-8591, University of Notre Dame, corresponding author), Martin Drum (0000-0002-1536-8719, University of Notre Dame), Ben Wyatt (Parliament of Australia) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 418-430 |
| Publication date | 2010-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australian Journal of Public Administration (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0313-6647 • E-ISSN: 1467-8500 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-8500.2010.00698.x |
| OpenAlex | W2101076632 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 17 |
In 2008, Aboriginal elder Mr Ward died of heat stroke while being transported in the back of a prison van operated by private security company GSL (now G4S). This article will address the role accountability mechanisms can play in improving correctional and custodial services and whether existing oversight frameworks can provide a proper supervision and quality control of private security operators. It will focus on the key reports issued by Western Australia's Inspector of Custodial Services, the independent office to oversee the prisoner transfer system. Another central source of information will be an examination of the report and recommendations handed down by the Western Australian Coroner Alastair Hope in June 2009. The Hope Report details the numerous failings of the system which led to the Ward tragedy. Both GSL and the Western Australian state government had breached a duty of care to Mr Ward. Further, it remains highly problematical having a range of oversight bodies if elected government is able to simply ignore the subsequent advice. Parliament must therefore remain a central part of the system of political accountability
Accountability · Business · Coroner · Duty · Government (linguistics · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Prison · Private sector · Public relations · Public sector · State (computer science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Elder Abuse and Neglect · Law · Medicine · Policing Practices and Perceptions · Public Administration
Powers and Accountability of Private Police
The Theory Of Social And Economic Organization
Privatizing Correctional Institutions
Private Security and Public Policing
Democratic policing
Privatisation
Accountability in the Privatised State
Regulatory independence, public accountability and the Victorian prison system
Going privately
Outsourcing Oversight
Private Security
| Citations per year | 0.43 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2024 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |