Corrections in the 21st century
By: Frank Schmalleger, John Ortiz Smykla
Contributors: Smykla, John Ortiz
Edition: 6th ed.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 656
ISBN-13: 9780078026478
Subjects: Corrections; Vocational guidance
Table of contents: title: Introduction to corrections; title: Corrections : an overview; title: Punishments : a brief history; title: Sentencing : to punish or to reform; title: Community corrections; title: Diversion and probation : how most offenders are punished; title: Intermediate sanctions : between probation and incarceration; title: Institutional corrections; title: Jails : way stations along the justice highway; title: Prisons today : change stations or warehouses?; title: Parole : early release and reentry; title: The prison world; title: The staff world : managing the prison population; title: The inmate world : living behind bars; title: The legal world : prisoners' rights; title: Special prison populations : prisoners who are elderly, mentally challenged; title: And who have hiv/aids; title: Issues in corrections; title: Prison issues and concerns : overcrowding, security, accreditation, privatization, and technology; title: The victim : helping those in need; title: Death : the ultimate sanction; title: Juvenile corrections : end of an era?; title: Endnotes E-1; title: Glossary G-1; title: Credits CR-1; title: Case index CI-1; title: Subject index SI-1.