Corrections
Subtitle: dilemmas and directions
By: [edited] by Peter J. Benekos, Alida V. Merlo.
Contributors: Benekos, Peter J.; Merlo, Alida V.
Series: ACJS/Anderson monograph series
Publisher: Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences; Anderson Pub. Co.
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Highland Heights, KY; Cincinnati, OH
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
Subjects: Corrections -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: The politics of corrections / A.V. Merlo, P.J. Benekos; title: Fiscal challenges facing local correctional facilities / M.C. Ford, F.T. Moore; title: Ethical issues and the private sector / A.V. Merlo; title: AIDS in prisons: judicial and administrative dilemmas and strategies / J.M. Olivero; title: Prison gang dynamics: a look inside the Texas Department of Corrections / R.S. Fong, R.E. Vogel, S. Buentello; title: Women in prison: why are their numbers increasing? / J.M. Pollock-Byrne.; title: Professionalism among correctional officers: a longitudinal analysis of individual and structural determinants / R. Blair, P.C. Kratcoski; title: Shock incarceration: the military model in corrections / P.J. Benekos; title: Probation at the crossroads: decrementalism and organizational reform / E.W. Sieh; title: Control and the use of technology in community supervision / J.T. Whitehead; title: Community residential centers: an intermediate sanction for the 1990s / B.J. McCarthy.