Corrections
By: Leanne F. Alarid, Philip L. Reichel
Contributors: Reichel, Philip L.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pearson
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
ISBN-13: 9780132571043
Subjects: Corrections; Administration of Criminal justice; Study and teaching; Punishment
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An evidence-based approach to corrections; title: Why do we punish?; title: Correctional practices from ancient to contemporary times; title: Sentencing; title: Community supervision; title: Jails and pretrial release; title: Managing prisons; title: Prison life; title: Special correctional populations; title: Reentry programs and institutional release; title: Legal issues in corrections; title: Capital punishment; title: Juvenile corrections; title: Revisiting evidence-based practices and what works; title: References; title: Glossary; title: Index.