American Corrections In Brief
ISBN: 9780495808657 | 0495808652
Edition: 1stFormat: Paperback
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Pub. Date: 2/1/2011
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A condensed, accessible version of the bestselling corrections book on the market, AMERICAN CORRECTIONS IN BRIEF, 1st Edition introduces students to the dynamics of corrections in a way that captures their interest and encourages them to enter the field. The brief paperback nature of this book makes it more approachable, and the well-respected author team has added several key pedagogical elements to help ensure students success. Complete with valuable career-based material, insightful guest speakers, illuminating real-world cases, and uniquely even-handed treatment of institutional and community sanctions, the text examines the U.S. correctional system from the perspectives of both the corrections worker and the offender, providing students with a well-rounded, balanced introduction to corrections.
| The Correctional Context | |
| What is Corrections? | |
| The Punishment of Offenders | |
| Corrections In The Community | |
| Jails | |
| Community Corrections | |
| Probation Services | |
| Institutional Corrections | |
| Prisons: Institutional Corrections | |
| The Prison Experience | |
| Prison Management | |
| ... MORE | |
| Correctional Issues | |
| Reentry into the Community | |
| Legal Issues and the Death Penalty | |
| Special Populations | |
| The Future of Corrections | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
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