Crisis and Change in the British and Dutch Prison Services

Sandra L. Resodihardjo is a lecturer at the Department of Public Administration, Leiden University. In 2007, she spent two months conducting research at the University of Manchester as a Hallsworth Visiting Professor. Her current research focuses on crises, policy making and reform; with an emphasis on the effects of agenda-setting on policy making. She is a founding member of the Dutch Policy Agendas Project.

Contents: Crisis and reform in the public sector; The crisis-reform thesis: how crises can lead to reform; 2 prison systems: pre-crisis descriptions; The Dutch prison service: Cell shortages and escapes (1992-1993); Riots and reform in England (1990-1991); The escapes from Whitemoor and Parkhurst (1994-1995); Recognizing patterns of reform; Alternative paths to reform; Appendices; References; Index.