Private Contracting and the Hidden Cost of Burden Shifting
The Case of Prison Food
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13102469 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roland Zullo (0000-0002-1080-9781, University of Michigan, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 314-331 |
| Publication date | 2018-11-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Corrections (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2377-4657 • E-ISSN: 2377-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/23774657.2018.1544056 |
| OpenAlex | W2901947219 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
Burden shifting is an increase in risk or responsibility for coworkers or clients caused by inadequate agent performance. In this study, focus group testimony from corrections officers is used to elucidate burden shifting in the prison context. In 2013, Michigan privatized prison food service management statewide, which set in motion a series of negative reciprocating effects that increased risks for officers, inmates, and contract employees; intensified gang control of kitchen areas; and shifted a share of food operations duties to the officers stationed in the chow hall area. The findings have implications for agency theory and prison administrative practice
Agency (philosophy · Business · Context (archaeology · Criminology · Food service · Geography · Political science · Prison · Public relations · Sociology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Psychology · Public Procurement and Policy · Public-Private Partnership Projects · Marketing
Creaming Versus Cropping
Privatizing Correctional Institutions
Public and private bureaucracies
Government and Market Pathologies of Privatization
Quality of prison operations in the US federal sector
The hidden food
Prison Privatization
You don't always get what you pay for
Outsourcing the Constitution and Administrative Law Norms
Privatization of Prisons
Public Schools in Marketized Environments
Private Contracting of Out-of-Home Placements and Child Protection Case Management Outcomes
Corporations Go to Prisons
Privatizing Public Nursing Homes
Hungry on the inside
State Social Services Contracting
Exploring the Limits of Privatization
The Unintended Effects of Private School Competition
Contracting or Public Delivery? The Importance of Service, Market, and Management Characteristics
The Proper Scope of Government
Doing Porridge
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |