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American Corrections

ISBN: 9780534521479 | 0534521479
Edition: 5th
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
Pub. Date: 7/2/1999

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SummaryTable of Contents
Providing an excellent foundation for the beginning corrections student in any department, this book provides a comprehensive look at all areas of the corrections system: institutional and alternative sanctions, prison life, correctional management and law, and corrections trends. Balanced in its treatment of institutional as well as alternative sanctions, this book offers a fresh and revealing look at the system from the perspective of both the corrections worker and the offender.
Part 1 The Correctional Context3(139)
The Corrections System
4(19)
The Early History of Correctional Thought and Practice
23... MORE
The History of Corrections in America
35(19)
The Punishment of Offenders
54(29)
The Law of Corrections
83(27)
The Correctional Client
110(29)
Part 2 Correctional Practices139(280)
Jails: Detention and Short-Term Incarceration
140(26)
Probation
166(31)
Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections
197(26)
Incarceration
223(23)
The Prison Experience
246(21)
Incarceration of Women
267(22)
Institutional Management
289(27)
Institutional Programs
316(27)
Release from Incarceration
343(20)
Making It: Supervision in the Community
363(30)
Corrections for Juveniles
393(26)
Part 3 Correctional Issues and Perspectives419(78)
Incarceration Trends
420(16)
Race, Ethnicity, and Corrections
436(14)
The Death Penalty
450(21)
Surveillance and Control in the Community
471(12)
Community Justice
483(14)
Epilogue: American Corrections Today and Tomorrow497(7)
Appendix: Career Opportunities in Corrections504(5)
Glossary509(8)
Index517(18)
Photo Credits535

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