Corrections in the 21st century / Frank Schmalleger, John Ortiz Smykla.

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?