American Corrections 12th Edition – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9798214337272

Product details:

• ISBN-13: 9798214337272
• Author: Todd Clear
  

Explore the American corrections system from the perspective of both the corrections worker and the accused person in AMERICAN CORRECTIONS, 12th Edition. You’ll learn about institutional and community sanctions, aided by high-profile corrections cases taken from recent headlines to reinforce important theories. The authors “tell it like it is” with thought-provoking, unbiased examinations of such topics as assisting felons during the re-entry process, reducing recidivism, the death penalty and surveillance. You’ll also get a frontline view of careers in the corrections field.

Table contents:

Part 1. Correctional Context

Chapter 1. The Corrections System

Chapter 2. The Early History of Correctional Thought and Practice

Chapter 3. The History of Corrections in America

Chapter 4. Contemporary Punishment

Chapter 5. The Law of Corrections

Chapter 6. The Correctional Client

Part 2. Correctional Practices

Chapter 7. Jails: Detention and Short-Term Incarceration

Chapter 8. Probation

Chapter 9. Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections

Chapter 10. Incarceration

Chapter 11. The Prison Experience

Chapter 12. The Incarceration of Women

Chapter 13. Institutional Management

Chapter 14. Institutional Programs

Chapter 15. Release from Incarceration

Chapter 16. Making It: Supervision in the Community

Chapter 17. Corrections for Juveniles

Part 3. Correctional Issues and Perspectives

Chapter 18. Incarceration Trends

Chapter 19. Race, Ethnicity, and Corrections

Chapter 20. The Death Penalty

Chapter 21. Immigration and Justice

Chapter 22. Community Justice

Chapter 23. American Corrections: Looking Forward

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