Corrections in America : An Introduction

by Allen, Harry E.; Simonsen, Clifford E.

• ISBN13: 9780130877260
• ISBN10: 0130877263
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-07-01
• Publisher: Pearson (Manual)

Summary

For junior/senior-level courses in Introduction to Corrections, Institutional Corrections, Community Based Corrections, Social Control, Crime and Punishment, and Criminology. Contemporary in look and feel, this leading text in corrections for over the past quarter of a century continues to explore the cutting edge of the field. It focuses on how today's correctional subsystems function within the larger criminal justice system, and introduces students to the vast field of corrections and its impact on contemporary society. Addressing more topics in more detail than other texts of its kind, it covers everything from historical precedents to the very latest programs and practicescarefully balancing current and past research, grand and applied theory, and practical and predictive examples and issues. Its clarity and well-designed learning features continue to make it a favorite with students, and its superior organization and pedagogical tools makes it easy for instructors to adapt to any type of course.

Table of Contents

Contents	ix
Foreword	xxiii
Preface	xxv
About the Authors	xxxi
Acknowledgments	xxxiii
PART 1: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES	2	(74)
Early History [2000 B.C. to R.D. 1800]	5	(27)
Prisons and Ideologies [1800 to the Present]	32	(44)
PART 2: THE JUSTICE PROCESS	76	(74)
From Crime to Conviction	79	(36)
The Court Process: Sentencing and Appeals	115	(35)
PART 3: ALTERNATIVES TO IMPRISONMENT	150	(84)
Jails and Detention Facilities	153	(29)
Probation	182	(29)
Intermediate Sanctions	211	(23)
PART 4: CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS	234	(102)
Imprisonment	237	(30)
State and Local Prison Systems	267	(27)
The Federal System	294	(18)
Private Sector Systems	312	(24)
PART 5: CORRECTION FUNCTIONS	336	(68)
Custody Functions and Tashs	339	(32)
Management and Treatment	371	(33)
PART 6: INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS	404	(130)
Female Inmates	407	(34)
Male Offenders	441	(22)
Juvenile Offenders	463	(37)
Special Category Offenders	500	(34)
PART 7: RIGHTS OF CORRECTIONAL CLIENTS	534	(74)
Inmate and Ex-Offender Rights	537	(34)
The Death Penalty---The Ultimate Right	571	(37)
PART 8: REINTEGRATION SYSTEMS	608	(52)
Parole	611	(24)
Community Corrections	635	(25)
PART 9: A LINH TO THE FUTURE	660	(15)
The Futures of Corrections	663	(12)
Appendix	675	(10)
Glossary	685	(26)
Index of Authors	711	(4)
Subject Index	715