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MACMILLAN Prison Crowding Governance and Performance Book

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Explore the complex realities of public policy through this academic study on chronic capacity stress (CCS). This book examines how public policy systems often exist in a state where they neither fully succeed nor completely fail, but instead maintain a level of performance that is considered manageable and acceptable. Using the British prison system as a primary case study, the text analyzes the archetypal nature of prison crowding. It provides a deep look into how governance, performance, and capacity stress interact within large-scale institutions. Readers will gain a better understanding of why these systems sustain chronic stress and how these patterns function within the framework of executive politics and governance. This work is essential for those studying law, public policy, and the management of complex social systems.

Key Features

Analyzes the concept of chronic capacity stress (CCS) within public policy systems.

Uses the British prison system as a primary case study for understanding institutional crowding.

Provides a theoretical framework to understand the complexity of governance and performance.

Examines how systems maintain manageable levels of failure and success simultaneously.

Offers academic insight into the relationship between executive politics and capacity management.

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hardcover
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Amazon UK
Release Date
28 July 2013
Listed Since
29 January 2013

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