Monday, July 12, 2004

Telegraph | Serco profits from crime

Telegraph | Money | Serco profits from crime: "Serco profits from crime
(Filed: 11/07/04)

Running prisons and associated services accounts for 12 per cent of the company's turnover. And it's growing rapidly, writes Edward Simpkins"
"There was a study done a few years ago showing that around 100,000 offenders are responsible for nearly all crime, so if you can identify and deal appropriately with these people you can manage and reduce crime much more effectively," says Douglas Johnson-Poensgen, the director of government consulting at Serco.