Correctional Administration (3^rd Ed.)
Integrating Theory and Practice

For courses in Correctional Administration.

A practical introduction to the theory, practice, and challenges of correctional administration.

Correctional Administration: Integrating Theory and Practice provides students a practical understanding of correctional operations. Touching briefly on the history and background of corrections, its focus lies in teaching students the purpose and practice of working in a corrections facility, along with the challenges that face its staff and administrators. Case studies, career information, and real situational examples give students a practical understanding they can take with them to a future career.

The Third Edition provides students with updated information on the various elements and challenges of the job. Recent data regarding correctional populations and costs and research findings that impact correctional policy give students valid insight into how the correctional system functions.

PART 1: CORRECTIONAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

1. Correctional Administration: Past to Present

2. Theories of Leadership and Management

3. Leadership and Management of Corrections

4. Setting the Tone: Vision, Mission, and Strategic Planning

PART 2: MANAGING CORRECTIONAL STAFF

5. The Role of Staff in Corrections

6. Human Resource Management for Corrections

7. Staff Organization and Functions

8. Supervising and Empowering Employees

PART 3: MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT

9. Fiscal Management and the Challenge of Cost Containment

10. Managing Risk through Offender Classification

11. Managing the External Environment

PART 4: MANAGING PRISONS

12. Managing Security in Prisons

13. Managing Programs in Prisons

14. Managing Basic Services in Prisons

PART 5: ISSUES FOR NOW AND THE FUTURE

15. Critical Issues for Correctional Administration

16. The Future of Correctional Administration

Richard P. Seiter is a career correctional professional, having worked in prisons and for correctional agencies for more than thirty years. Following receipt of his Ph.D. in Public Administration from the Ohio State University (OSU), he began a career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons BOP and worked in four federal prisons (was warden of two). He was also Director of the BOP Staff Training Center in Denver, Colorado, and was the first Chief of the NIC National Academy of Corrections. He also served as both Assistant Director for Industries, Education, and Training and Chief Operating Officer of Federal Prison Industries, with sales of over $400 million per year of prison-made products.

Dr. Seiter was Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for almost six years. In this position, he was responsible for all Ohio prisons, the parole board and parole supervision, and many community correctional programs. He managed an annual budget of $400 million and a staff of 8,000, and he oversaw the construction of more than 10,000 prison beds at a cost of $500 million. After retiring from the BOP, he became Professor and Director of Criminal Justice at Saint Louis University (SLU). During this time, he wrote two textbooks, published several articles, and expanded the program and course offerings at SLU. From 2005 until 2011, he was Executive Vice President of Corrections Corporation of America, the largest private prison company in the United States. In this position, Dr. Seiter oversaw the operation of the sixth largest prison system in the country, with 63 prisons, 17,000 staff members, and 75,000 inmates.

Correctional Administration: Integrating Theory and Practice provides the following features for students:

Practical approaches for correctional officers to use on the job

• The text centers around the theory behind the correctional system and real challenges correctional officers face on the job to prepare students for the realities of the field.
• A Look Into boxes present case studies that offer students insight into real issues faced by correctional facility staff members.
• Your Career In Corrections features in each chapter demonstrate different jobs students can follow in their corrections career with information on type of jobs available, what they do, job requirements, and possible pay and work conditions.
• You Make the Decision features at the end of every chapter presents students with real situations they may encounter in the field, such as making a decision about probation.   
• An Interview With features demonstrate personal accounts of correctional officers, administrators, and inmates to give real life insight into the field.

UPDATED! Provides students with state-of-the-art information on correctional facility operation and the issues faced by policy-makers and practitioners.

• Recent data on correctional populations and policy research give students up-to-date insights on the system.
• NEW! Recent updates in sentencing policy reform examines state by state incarceration rates and address the policy decisions behind them. The material also touches on the impact of recent efforts to reduce costs on correctional facilities.
• UPDATED! References to current court cases that affect practices have been updated throughout the text, most notably in Chapter 15