American Corrections

by Clear, Todd R.; Cole, George F.

• ISBN13: 9780534521479
• ISBN10: 0534521479
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-07-02
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

Providing an excellent foundation for the beginning corrections student in any department, this book provides a comprehensive look at all areas of the corrections system: institutional and alternative sanctions, prison life, correctional management and law, and corrections trends. Balanced in its treatment of institutional as well as alternative sanctions, this book offers a fresh and revealing look at the system from the perspective of both the corrections worker and the offender.

Table of Contents

Part 1 The Correctional Context	3	(139)
The Corrections System	4	(19)
The Early History of Correctional Thought and Practice	23	(12)
The History of Corrections in America	35	(19)
The Punishment of Offenders	54	(29)
The Law of Corrections	83	(27)
The Correctional Client	110	(29)
Part 2 Correctional Practices	139	(280)
Jails: Detention and Short-Term Incarceration	140	(26)
Probation	166	(31)
Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections	197	(26)
Incarceration	223	(23)
The Prison Experience	246	(21)
Incarceration of Women	267	(22)
Institutional Management	289	(27)
Institutional Programs	316	(27)
Release from Incarceration	343	(20)
Making It: Supervision in the Community	363	(30)
Corrections for Juveniles	393	(26)
Part 3 Correctional Issues and Perspectives	419	(78)
Incarceration Trends	420	(16)
Race, Ethnicity, and Corrections	436	(14)
The Death Penalty	450	(21)
Surveillance and Control in the Community	471	(12)
Community Justice	483	(14)
Epilogue: American Corrections Today and Tomorrow	497	(7)
Appendix: Career Opportunities in Corrections	504	(5)
Glossary	509	(8)
Index	517	(18)
Photo Credits	535