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" American corrections / "
Todd R. Clear, George F. Cole, Michael D. Reisig.
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BL
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979395
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b733765
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Clear, Todd R.
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American corrections /\ Todd R. Clear, George F. Cole, Michael D. Reisig.
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9th ed.
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Belmont, CA :: Thomson Wadsworth,, ©2011.
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xxxvii, 634 pages :: color illustrations ;; 28 cm
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0495807486
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: 9780495807483
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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pt. 1. The correctional context -- 1. The corrections system -- The purpose of corrections -- A systems framework for understanding corrections -- The corrections system today -- Key issues in corrections -- 2. The early history of correctional thought and practice -- From the Middle Ages to the American Revolution -- On the eve of reform -- The age of reason and correctional reform -- What really motivated correctional reform? -- 3. The history of corrections in America -- The colonial period -- The arrival of the penitentiary -- Development of prisons in the South and West -- The reformatory movement -- The rise of the progressives -- The rise of the medical model -- From medical model to community model -- The crime control model : the pendulum swings again -- Where are we today? -- 4. The punishment of offenders -- The purpose of corrections -- Forms of the criminal sanction -- The sentencing process -- Unjust punishment -- 5. The law of corrections -- The foundations of correctional law -- Correctional law and the U.S. Supreme Court -- Constitutional rights of prisoners -- Alternatives to litigation -- Law and community corrections -- Law and correctional personnel -- 6. The correctional client -- Selection for the corrections system -- Types of offenders and their problems -- Classifying offenders : key issues.
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pt. 2. Correctional practices -- 7. Jails : detention and short-term incarceration -- The contemporary jail : entrance to the system -- Pretrial detention -- The bail problem and alternatives -- The sentenced jail inmate -- Issues in jail management -- The future of the jail -- 8. Probation -- The history and development of probation -- The organization of probation today -- The dual functions of probation : investigation and supervision -- The effectiveness of supervision -- Revocation and termination of probation -- Probation in the coming decade -- 9. Intermediate sanctions and community corrections -- The case for intermediate sanctions -- Continuum of sanctions -- Problems with intermediate sanctions -- Varieties of intermediate sanctions -- Making intermediate sanctions work -- The new correctional professional -- Community corrections legislation -- The future of intermediate sanctions and community corrections -- 10. Incarceration -- Links to the past -- The goals of incarceration -- Organization for incarceration -- The design and classification of prisons -- Who is in prison? -- 11. The prison experience -- Prison society -- The prison economy -- Violence in prison -- 12. Incarceration of women -- Women : forgotten offenders -- Historical perspective -- Women in prison -- Issues in the incarceration of women -- Release to the community -- 13. Institutional management -- Formal organization -- Governing prisons -- Correctional officers : the linchpin of management -- 14. Institutional programs -- Managing time -- Classification -- Rehabilitative programs -- Prison medical services -- Prison industry -- Prison maintenance programs -- Prison recreational programs -- Prison programming reconsidered -- 15. Release from incarceration -- Release from one part of the system to another -- Origins of parole -- Release mechanisms -- The organization of releasing authorities -- The decision to release -- Release to the community -- 16. Making it : supervision in the community -- Overview of the postrelease function -- The structure of community supervision -- Residential programs -- The offender's experience of postrelease life -- The elements of successful reentry -- Postrelease supervision -- 17. Corrections for juveniles -- The problem of youth crime -- History of juvenile corrections -- Why treat juveniles and adults differently? -- The problem of serious delinquency -- Sanctioning juvenile offenders -- The special problem of gangs -- The future of juvenile justice.
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t. 3. Correctional issues and perspectives -- 18. Incarceration trends -- Explaining prison population trends -- Dealing with overcrowded prisons -- The impact of prison crowding -- Does incarceration pay? -- 19. Race, ethnicity, and corrections -- The concepts of race and ethnicity -- Visions of race and punishment -- Which is it : race or racism? -- The significance of race and punishment -- 20. The death penalty -- The debate over capital punishment -- The death penalty in America -- The death penalty and the Constitution -- Who is on death row? -- A continuing debate? -- 21. Surveillance and control in the community -- The goals of surveillance -- The techniques of surveillance and control -- Control : a double-edged sword -- The limits of control -- Toward acceptable community control -- 22. Community justice -- Definition of community justice -- How community justice differs from criminal justice -- Arguments for community justice -- Problems of community justice -- The future prospects of community justice -- 23. American corrections : looking forward -- Five correctional dilemmas -- Three challenges for the future of corrections -- Changing corrections : a final view -- Glossary -- Index -- Photo credits.
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| Abstract
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Explores the American corrections system from the perspective of both the corrections worker and the offender, examining topics such as assisting felons during the re-entry process, reducing recidivism, the death penalty, surveillance, and careers in the corrections field.
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Corrections-- United States.
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Corrections.
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United States.
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365.973
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HV9471.C57 2011
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Cole, George F.,1935-2015.
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Reisig, Michael Dean,1968-
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