Reaffirming Rehabilitation

by Cullen; Francis T

• ISBN13: 9781455731305
• ISBN10: 1455731307
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2012-11-13
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Reaffirming Rehabilitation, 2nd Edition, brings fresh insights to one of the core works of criminal justice literature. This groundbreaking work analyzes the rehabilitative ideal within the American correctional system and discusses its relationship to and conflict with political ideologies. Many researchers and policymakers rejected the value of rehabilitation after Robert Martinson's proclamation that "nothing works." Cullen and Gilbert's book helped stem the tide of negativism that engulfed the U.S. correctional system in the years that followed the popularization of the "nothing works" doctrine. Now Cullen traces the social impact on U.S. corrections policy. This new edition is appropriate as a textbook in corrections courses and as recommended reading in related courses. It also serves as a resource for researchers and policymakers working in the field of corrections. The first edition continues to be used in corrections courses even though it is out of print. This new edition makes the book readily available, along with rich new content in the introduction and concluding chapter. Introduces a new generation to the ongoing clash of political agendas and research-based corrections policies. Supports critical thinking about the role of rehabilitation in our society.

Author Biography

Doris Layton MacKenzie, Director, Penn State Justice Center for Research and Professor, Crime, Law and Justice, Department of Sociology, The Pennsylvania State University

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Anniversary Edition	p. xi
Foreword to the First Edition	p. xix
Crisis in Criminal Justice Policy	p. 1
The Crisis Emerges	p. 1
The Failure of Criminal Justice Rehabilitation	p. 4
Determinate and determinate Sentencing	p. 6
Attacking Rehabilitation: Determinate Sentencing Solves the Crisis	p. 8
Reaffirming Rehabilitation: The False Appeal of Determinate Sentencing	p. 11
Notes	p. 13
Criminal Justice Theories and Ideologies	p. 17
Schools of Criminological Thought	p. 18
The Classical School	p. 18
The Positivist School	p. 20
Political Ideologies and Criminal Justice Policy	p. 21
Conservative Ideology	p. 22
Liberal Ideology	p. 23
Radical Ideology	p. 24
Classicism, Positivism, and Political Ideology	p. 24
Conclusion	p. 26
Notes	p. 26
The Rise of Rehabilitation	p. 29
Curious Punishments of Bygone Days	p. 30
Enlightened Punishment	p. 32
The Invention of the Penitentiary: The Great American Experiment	p. 36
The New Penology	p. 40
The Progressive Era: Individualized Treatment	p. 45
The Legacy of Reform	p. 50
Notes	p. 51
Attacking Rehabilitation	p. 55
The Conservative Attack: Getting Tough on Crime	p. 56
The Liberal Attack: Doing Justice	p. 63
The Liberal Critique: Victimizing the Offender	p. 66
The Liberal Solution: The Justice Model	p. 75
A Note on Radical Reform and Determinate Sentencing	p. 79
Conclusion: Doing Justice or Getting Tough?	p. 80
Notes	p. 83
The Poverty of the Justice Model: The Corruption of Benevolence Revisited?	p. 91
Reconsidering the Justice Model: Problems With Determinate Sentencing	p. 92
Longer Sentences: The Potential for Repression	p. 92
Rigidity in Sentencing: Is Justice Served?	p. 95
Sentencing Disparity and the Expansion of Prosecutorial Power	p. 97
"Rehabilitation Doesn't Work": Is Punishing Really Better?	p. 102
The Deterioration of Prison Conditions	p. 104
Determinate Sentencing and Controlling Crime: Assessing the Conservatives' Position	p. 108
Conclusion	p. 110
Notes	p. 110
Implementing the Justice Model: Problems and Prospects	p. 121
The Process of Sentencing Reform in Illinois	p. 124
The Goals of Sentencing Reform	p. 126
Utilitarian Considerations in Sentencing	p. 127
Effects on Discretion and Disparity	p. 129
Discretion in Sentencing	p. 129
Parole Board and Institutional Discretion	p. 131
Prosecutorial Discretion	p. 132
Effects on Type and Length of Sentences	p. 133
California	p. 134
Indiana	p. 134
Illinois	p. 135
A Note on Guidelines	p. 135
Sentencing Guidelines	p. 136
Parole Release Guidelines	p. 138
General Considerations	p. 140
Conclusion	p. 140
Notes	p. 141
Reaffirming Rehabilitation	p. 147
The Value of Rehabilitation	p. 149
State Obligated Rehabilitation	p. 159
Correctional Official Accountability	p. 161
Parole Contracts	p. 163
Campaign in Favor of Rehabilitation	p. 166
Why Liberal Reform?	p. 168
Notes	p. 175
The Future of Rehabilitation: From Nothing Works to What Works (An Epilogue)	p. 181
The Mean Season in Corrections	p. 182
The Corruption of Sentencing Reform	p. 183
The Great American Prison Experiment	p. 188
The California Experience	p. 193
From Nothing Works to What Works	p. 199
Nothing Works: Martinson and Beyond	p. 199
What Works: Principles of Effective Correctional Treatment	p. 204
The Future of Corrections: Four Guiding Principles	p. 208
Practice Evidence-Based Corrections	p. 209
Increase Correctional Accountability	p. 211
It's Never Too Early, It's Never Too Late	p. 212
Continue to Reaffirm Rehabilitation	p. 214
Notes	p. 217
Name Index	p. 231
Subject Index	p. 235
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