All Bark, No Bite? The Regulation of Prisons in England and Wales
Authors:
- Christopher HoodCHChristopher Hood
- Colin ScottCSColin Scott
- Oliver JamesOJOliver James
- George JonesGJGeorge Jones
- Tony TraversTTTony Travers
- 27 May 1999
- book chapter
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP)
- p. 116-138
Abstract
Examines regulation of prison standards by arms‐length oversight bodies, which generally had much stronger capacities for monitoring than enforcement. Prisons in England and Wales are subject to one of the densest patterns of oversight of any public sector activity. There has been a tendency to add new layers of regulation at various times without taking anything away, creating considerable overlap and duplication. Regulators who lacked formal powers were nevertheless observed to develop less formal mechanisms for seeking modification of behaviour.Keywords
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