Corrections
Subtitle: exploring crime, punishment, and justice in America
By: John T. Whitehead, Kimberly D. Dodson, Bradley D. Edwards
Contributors: Dodson, Kimberly D.; Edwards, Bradley D.
Edition: 3rd. ed.
Publisher: Anderson Pub./Elsevier; Routledge; Anderson
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Waltham, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 369
ISBN-13: 9781437734928
Subjects: Corrections
Notes: Previous ed.: Exploring corrections in America, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Understanding corrections: where are we?; title: The history of American corrections: where did we come from?; title: Corrections and the courts; title: Community corrections; title: Restorative community justice; title: Jails; title: The history of jails; title: Prisons and prison life; title: Correctional administrators and personnel; title: Special populations in prison; title: Women offenders and correctional workers; title: Juvenile corrections; title: The death penalty in America; title: The future of corrections.