Corrections in America
Subtitle: an introduction
By: Harry E. Allen ... [et al.].
Contributors: Allen, Harry E.; Allen, Harry E.
Edition: 11th ed.
Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Upper Saddle River, N.J
Language: eng
Subjects: Corrections -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Rev. ed. of: Corrections in America / Harry E. Allen, Clifford E. Simonsen, Edward J. Latessa. 10th ed. c2004.
Table of contents: title: Early history (2000 B.C. to A.D. 1800); title: Prisons (1800 to the present); title: Correctional ideologies : the pendulum swings; title: Sentencing; title: Appellate review; title: Jails and detention facilities; title: Probation; title: Intermediate sanctions; title: Imprisonment; title: State and local prison systems; title: The federal system; title: Private sector systems; title: Custody functions; title: Management and treatment functions; title: Female offenders; title: Male offenders; title: Juvenile offenders; title: Special category offenders; title: Inmate and ex-offender rights; title: The death penalty : the ultimate right; title: Parole and reentry; title: The futures of corrections.