Corrections in the 21st Century Annotated Instructor's Edition

Frank Schmalleger and John Ortiz Smykla

ISBN 10: 0073375020 / ISBN 13: 9780073375021

Editore: McGraw-Hill, 2008

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• Titolo: Corrections in the 21st Century Annotated Instructor's Edition
• Editore: McGraw-Hill
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0073375020
• ISBN 13: 9780073375021
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Edizione: 4th.
• Condizione: As New

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Riassunto

Corrections in the 21st Century uses a practical approach to introduce students to the ideas and practices characteristic of modern corrections while equipping them with the skills necessary to succeed in the field. Its approach to corrections includes a thorough description of correctional ideology, a comprehensive overview of correctional practice, and the development of personal skills applicable to the corrections field. The text's central theme throughout is professionalism in corrections. The new edition features enhanced coverage on the goals of punishment, restorative and retributive justice, the impact of terrorism on facility management, prison and sentencing reform, professional credentialing, capital punishment, and much more

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BRIEF CONTENTS

Part 1: INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS
Chapter 1: Corrections: An Overview
Chapter 2: Punishments: A Brief History
Chapter 3: Sentencing: To Punish or to Reform?

Part 2: COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
Chapter 4: Diversion and Probation: How Most Offenders Are Punished
Chapter 5: Intermediate Sanctions: Between Probation and Incarceration

Part 3: INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTIONS
Chapter 6: Jails: Way Stations Along the Justice Highway
Chapter 7: Prisons Today: Change Stations or Warehouses?
Chapter 8: Parole: Early Release and Reentry

Part 4: THE PRISON WORLD
Chapter 9: The Staff World: Managing the Prison Population
Chapter 10: The Inmate World: Living Behind Bars
Chapter 11: The Legal World: Prisoners' Rights
Chapter 12: Special Prison Populations: Prisoners Who Are Elderly, Mentally Challenged, and Who Have HIV/AIDS

Part 5: ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS
Chapter 13: Prison Issues and Concerns: Security, Privatization, Technology, and Accreditation
Chapter 14: The Victim: Helping Those in Need
Chapter 15: Death: The Ultimate Sanction
Chapter 16: Juvenile Corrections: End of an Era?
Chapter 17: Professionalism in Corrections

Appendix: Careers in Corrections
Endnotes
Glossary
Credits
Case Index Subject Index