Correctional Contexts Contemporary and Classical Readings

by Latessa, Edward J.; Holsinger, Alexander M.

• ISBN13: 9780195330571
• ISBN10: 0195330579
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-27
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

Combining classical and contemporary articles on corrections, this acclaimed anthology traces the history and origins of corrections and punishment in the United States while also examining current issues and trends in the field. Introductions frame each section and article in the book, guiding students through each set of readings. Key issues and concepts are clearly defined, and insightful discussion questions accompany each article. A comprehensive online Instructor's Manual/Testing Program, written by Barbara Sims, is also available.

Table of Contents

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History and Purpose of Punishment and Imprisonment

The Spectacle of Suffering

The Discovery of the Asylum

A Look at Prison History

Partial Justice: Women, Prisons, and Social Control

Sentencing in the United States

Assessing the Penal Harm Movement

Living and Working in Prison

Characteristics of Total Institutions

The Prison Community

In Search of the Convict Code

Varieties of Punishment

Prisons in Turmoil

Comparing the Quality of Confinement and Cost-Effectiveness of Public Versus Private Prisons: What We Know, Why We Do Not Know More, and Where to Go From Here

Supermax Prisons: Panacea or Desperation?

Relationships Between Inmates and Guards

A Block

Prison Policy and Inmate Rights

The Past and Future of U.S. Prison Policy

Torture at Abu Ghraib

The Supreme Court and Prisoners' Rights

Institutional Programming and Treatment

What Works? Questions and Answers About Prison Reform

The Principles of Effective Correctional Programs

Substance Abuse in U.S. Prisons

Recidivism of Sex Offenders

What Works for Female Offenders: A Meta-Analytic Review

Identifying and Treating the Mentally Disordered Prison Inmate

A Quantitative Review and Description of Corrections-Based Education

Beyond Correctional Quackery: Professionalism and the Possibility of Effective Treatment

Release from Prison and Parole

Reentry Reconsidered: A New Look at an Old Question

Halfway Houses (Updated)

Welcome Home? Examining the 'Reentry Court' Concept from a Strengths-Based Perspective

Effective Services for Parolees with Mental Illnesses

New Directions

Three Strikes and You're Out: The Political Sentencing Game

'Infamous Punishment': The Psychological Consequences of Isolation

'This Man Has Expired': Witness to an Execution

It's About Time: America's Imprisonment Binge

Reconsidering Restorative Justice: The Corruption of Benevolence Revisited?

Dollars and Sentences: Legislators' Views on Prisons, Punishments, and the Budget Crisis, Vera Institute of Justice

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