Corrections in the 21st century /
Schmalleger, Frank.
Corrections in the 21st century / Frank Schmalleger, John Ortiz Smykla. - 6th ed. - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, c2001. - xxv, 566, [57] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction to corrections -- Corrections : an overview -- Punishments : a brief history -- Sentencing : to punish or to reform -- Community corrections -- Diversion and probation : how most offenders are punished -- Intermediate sanctions : between probation and incarceration -- Institutional corrections -- Jails : way stations along the justice highway -- Prisons today : change stations or warehouses? -- Parole : early release and reentry -- The prison world -- The staff world : managing the prison population -- The inmate world : living behind bars -- The legal world : prisoners' rights -- Special prison populations : prisoners who are elderly, mentally challenged -- And who have hiv/aids -- Issues in corrections -- Prison issues and concerns : overcrowding, security, accreditation, privatization, and technology -- The victim : helping those in need -- Death : the ultimate sanction -- Juvenile corrections : end of an era?
9780078026478 (alk. paper)
Corrections--United States.
Corrections--Vocational guidance--United States.
364.6023 / SCC 2001
Corrections in the 21st century / Frank Schmalleger, John Ortiz Smykla. - 6th ed. - New York, NY : McGraw-Hill, c2001. - xxv, 566, [57] p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 29 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction to corrections -- Corrections : an overview -- Punishments : a brief history -- Sentencing : to punish or to reform -- Community corrections -- Diversion and probation : how most offenders are punished -- Intermediate sanctions : between probation and incarceration -- Institutional corrections -- Jails : way stations along the justice highway -- Prisons today : change stations or warehouses? -- Parole : early release and reentry -- The prison world -- The staff world : managing the prison population -- The inmate world : living behind bars -- The legal world : prisoners' rights -- Special prison populations : prisoners who are elderly, mentally challenged -- And who have hiv/aids -- Issues in corrections -- Prison issues and concerns : overcrowding, security, accreditation, privatization, and technology -- The victim : helping those in need -- Death : the ultimate sanction -- Juvenile corrections : end of an era?
9780078026478 (alk. paper)
Corrections--United States.
Corrections--Vocational guidance--United States.
364.6023 / SCC 2001