An overview notes that the main significance of the discussions lies in the opportunity they present to examine alternative relationships between the public and private sectors in relation to the central concerns of justice, security, and citizenship. Other papers consider the experience of privatization in the United States and its implications for Great Britain, the politics involved in privatization, the relationship between public and private police, and the use of house arrest and electronic monitoring. Further papers explore the role of voluntary agencies in the criminal justice system in Great Britain, the role of the voluntary sector in juvenile justice in England and Wales, and the need to focus on enforceable standards in both public and private prisons. Tables, figures, chapter notes and reference lists, and index.