How Has the Introduction of Contestability and the Mixed Economy Affected Offender Management in the Uk ?
How has the introduction of contestability and the mixed economy affected Offender Management in the UK ?
Aims
The aim of this report is to find out how the introduction of contestability and the mixed economy affected Offender Management in the UK? It shall do this by first explaining what contestability and the mixed economy are in this specific context. Critical evaluations will then be made on the macro and micro effects of this policy on Britain’s offender management from the different agencies involved e.g. the Public sector, Voluntary sector (TSOs) and Private sector. The report will then gather the evidence collected and provide future recommendations on how contestability and mixed economies can work in offender management.
Mixed economy in context
When explaining the mixed economy in the framework of offender management it should be noted that it isn’t a phenomenon that has occurred in recent history. Private and Voluntary organisations have had historical significance in offender management in one form or another as early as the Middle Ages. It has been noted that prisons were privately run from the middle ages up until the 19th century, the church as a voluntary sector also had involvement as well (Cavadino and Dignan, 2007). The mixed economy in this context is a combination of the three different sectors (voluntary, private and public) involvement in offender management. However each sector has varied degrees of involvement, for example the voluntary sector is focused primarily on rehabilitation of offenders via the avenues of working with probation and prison services in various forms such as community groups e.g. Catch 22 (Catch-22.org.uk, 2013). The public and Private sectors both seek to be providers of prison services and probation so are in direct competition with each other (Mcculloch, T. and Mcneil, F, 2007) . The aim of the mixed economy approach implemented by NOMS is to ensure the best value for money from public services
Aims
The aim of this report is to find out how the introduction of contestability and the mixed economy affected Offender Management in the UK? It shall do this by first explaining what contestability and the mixed economy are in this specific context. Critical evaluations will then be made on the macro and micro effects of this policy on Britain’s offender management from the different agencies involved e.g. the Public sector, Voluntary sector (TSOs) and Private sector. The report will then gather the evidence collected and provide future recommendations on how contestability and mixed economies can work in offender management.
Mixed economy in context
When explaining the mixed economy in the framework of offender management it should be noted that it isn’t a phenomenon that has occurred in recent history. Private and Voluntary organisations have had historical significance in offender management in one form or another as early as the Middle Ages. It has been noted that prisons were privately run from the middle ages up until the 19th century, the church as a voluntary sector also had involvement as well (Cavadino and Dignan, 2007). The mixed economy in this context is a combination of the three different sectors (voluntary, private and public) involvement in offender management. However each sector has varied degrees of involvement, for example the voluntary sector is focused primarily on rehabilitation of offenders via the avenues of working with probation and prison services in various forms such as community groups e.g. Catch 22 (Catch-22.org.uk, 2013). The public and Private sectors both seek to be providers of prison services and probation so are in direct competition with each other (Mcculloch, T. and Mcneil, F, 2007) . The aim of the mixed economy approach implemented by NOMS is to ensure the best value for money from public services