Correctional Theory: Context and Consequences (NULL) 2nd Edition, (Ebook PDF)

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781506306520
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1506306520
• Author: Francis T. Cullen (Author), Cheryl Lero Jonson (Author)

The Second Edition of Correctional Theory: Context and Consequences continues to identify and evaluate the major competing theories used to guide the goals, policies, and practices of the correctional system. Authors Francis T. Cullen and Cheryl Lero Jonson demonstrate that changes in theories can legitimize new ways of treating and punishing offenders, and they help readers understand how transformations in the social and political context of U.S. society impact correctional theory and policy. Designed to motivate readers to become sophisticated consumers of correctional information, the book emphasizes the importance of using evidence-based information to guide decisions, rather than relying on nonscientific commonsense or ideology-based beliefs.

Table contents:

1. From Theory to Policy: Evidence-Based Corrections

2. Correctional Theory in Crisis: America’s Changing Context

3. Just Deserts: Doing Justice or Getting Tough?

4. Deterrence: Scaring Offenders Straight

5. Incapacitation: Locking Up the Wicked

6. Restorative Justice: Reintegrative Shaming

7. Rehabilitation: What Works to Change Offenders

8. Reentry: Saving Offenders From a Life in Crime

9. Early Intervention: Saving Children From a Life in Crime

10. Six Correctional Lessons: Choosing Our Future