Corrections in the 21st century / Frank J. Schmalleger, John Ortiz Smykla.

By: Schmalleger, Frank [author]
Contributor(s): Smykla, John Ortiz
Language: English Publisher: Boston : McGraw-Hill, 2005Edition: Second editionDescription: xxxii, 605 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0072968354 (alk. paper); 9780072968354Other title: Corrections in the twenty-first centurySubject(s): Corrections -- United States | Corrections -- Vocational guidance -- United StatesDDC classification: 364.602373 LOC classification: HV9471 | .S36 2005
Contents:
Part 1: Introduction to corrections -- Corrections: and overview -- Punishments: a brief history -- Sentencing: to punish or to reform -- Part 2: Community corrections -- Diversion and probation: how most offenders are punished -- Intermediate sanctions: between probation and incarceration -- Part 3: Institutional corrections -- Jails: way stations along the justice highway -- Prisons today: change stations or warehouses? -- Parole: early release and reintegration -- Part 4: The prison world -- The staff world: managing the prison population -- The inmate world: living behind bars -- The legal world: prisoners' rights -- Special prison populations: the elderly, HIV/AIDS, and the mentally challenged -- Part 5: Issues in corrections -- Prison issues and concerns: security, privatization, technology, and accreditation -- The victim: helping those in need -- Death: the ultimate sanction -- Juvenile corrections: end of an era?
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1: Introduction to corrections --
Corrections: and overview --
Punishments: a brief history --
Sentencing: to punish or to reform --
Part 2: Community corrections --
Diversion and probation: how most offenders are punished --
Intermediate sanctions: between probation and incarceration --
Part 3: Institutional corrections --
Jails: way stations along the justice highway --
Prisons today: change stations or warehouses? --
Parole: early release and reintegration --
Part 4: The prison world --
The staff world: managing the prison population --
The inmate world: living behind bars --
The legal world: prisoners' rights --
Special prison populations: the elderly, HIV/AIDS, and the mentally challenged --
Part 5: Issues in corrections --
Prison issues and concerns: security, privatization, technology, and accreditation --
The victim: helping those in need --
Death: the ultimate sanction --
Juvenile corrections: end of an era?

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