Howard Harowitz and Doug Halliday
We are all very familiar with the concept of “cash cows,” “dogs,” “stars,” etc., and can cite chapter and verse on the necessity of getting rid of the dogs. In a growing number of…
Abstract
We are all very familiar with the concept of “cash cows,” “dogs,” “stars,” etc., and can cite chapter and verse on the necessity of getting rid of the dogs. In a growing number of corporations, management has successfully operationalized this lesson, and divestments are handled in a fashion that works toward maximizing the value of the firm. At the other end of the spectrum, there are many firms whose management is reluctant or even unable to approach the divestment decision on a purely business footing. Moreover, for these firms, even once the decision to divest is made, the sellers usually leave money on the table. This article lays out a framework to help management ensure that they do, in fact, receive top dollar for their divestments.
“Guantánamo lawyers” are a variegated group of lawyers from diverse practice settings, backgrounds, and beliefs. Drawing from interview and archival data, this chapter explores…
Abstract
“Guantánamo lawyers” are a variegated group of lawyers from diverse practice settings, backgrounds, and beliefs. Drawing from interview and archival data, this chapter explores why these lawyers have mobilized to work on Guantánamo matters. What processes engender “heterogeneous mobilization” (i.e., mobilization from different practice settings, and diverse professional, as well as political backgrounds, and beliefs) of lawyers? What are the impacts of such mobilization on the work of lawyers? Adopting a social movement lens and a contemporary historical perspective, this chapter identifies lawyers’ perceptions of their role vis-à-vis the “rule of law” as the most significant cross-cutting motivation for participation. The overlap in human rights orientation of legal nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and the legal academy, and the corporate pro bono practice at top law firms, facilitates collaborative lawyering between lawyers. Despite some potential limitations of such collaborations, heterogeneous mobilization appears to contribute, at least in the case of Guantánamo, to a greater likelihood of resistance by lawyers to the retreat from individual rights in the name of national security.
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate some of the wider aims and potential consequences of maintaining remand and short-term prisoners on methadone, rather than providing them…
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to evaluate some of the wider aims and potential consequences of maintaining remand and short-term prisoners on methadone, rather than providing them with a rapid detoxification on first reception into prison. Consideration is given to the effects of methadone prescribing on treatment engagement; drug-related violence; treatment choice, including detoxification, maintenance and reduction doses; recidivism; and through care.
Design/methodology/approach
The author draws on qualitative data gathered during a wider study involving drug-using prisoners and prison drug workers exploring the influence of the therapeutic working alliance on outcomes in prison-based drug treatment.
Findings
Whilst participants reported advantages to the prescribing of methadone in prisons, such as reduced levels of bullying and drug-related violence in the prisons, they were also critical of many aspects of methadone prescribing which were intended to increase treatment choice, but in practice, often restricted choice. Drug workers reported that some drug-using prisoners were harder to engage with treatment when they were maintained on methadone.
Research limitations/implications
Data were gathered from two “local” prisons in the same geographical area, and as such, the findings may not be applicable across all prison service establishments. Nonetheless, they highlight important considerations and wider policy implications that could be applicable.
Originality/value
Some previously unreported consequences of methadone prescribing in prisons are discussed, including its potential to increase, rather than decrease heroin use and accompanying crime.