CORRECTIONS TODAY, International Edition is a briefer, more visual, paperbackalternative to expensive hardback Introduction to Corrections texts. This newtext is designed for instructors who have grown tired of encyclopedic texts that are lacking in real-world concepts and application. It examines the field of corrections through the lens of students who are giving serious thought to a career in the field or are now working in corrections but seeking an advanced degree in order to obtain promotion and/or switch job paths. CORRECTIONS TODAY offers the most practical, engaging, career-focused, and authoritative introduction to corrections available. INDICE: Part I WHY DO WE PUNISH? 1. The Corrections System. 2. From Vengeance to Reform: Historical Perspective. Part II HOW DO WE PUNISH? 3. Sentencingand the Correctional Process. Part III HOW DO WE CORRECT IN THE COMMUNITY? 4.Community Corrections: Diversion and Probation. 5. Intermediate Sanctions. Part IV WHERE DO WE PUNISH? 6. The Jail: Detention and Short-Term Confinement. 7. Correctional Institutions. 8. The Prison Experience Males. 9. Women in Prison. 10. Prisoners' Rights. Part V HOW DO WE REHABILITATE? 11. Correctional Programs and Services. 12. Parole and Release to the Community. Part VI WHAT ARE SPECIAL NEEDS AND POPULATIONS? 13. Special Prison Populations. 14. The Death Penalty and the Death Penalty Inmate. 15. The Juvenile Offender. Part VII WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF CORRECTIONS? 16. The Future Landscape of Corrections.
- ISBN: 978-0-495-81259-3
- Editorial: Wadsworth
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 416
- Fecha Publicación: 24/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés