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Corrections (3rd ed )
Author: SEITER Richard P.
Language: EnglishApproximative price 83.90 €
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- Problems solving courts (mental health)
- Evidence-based practices
- Staff recruitment and retention issues
- Private prisons
- Correctional technology
- Prisoner reentry
Some new features to this edition include:
- New! A new section on the impact of budgetary challenges
- New! A new section on alternatives to incarceration
- New! Updated legal decisions
This is a perfect resource for individuals and taxpayers interested in today's criminal justice system, and an understanding of how programs operate and how much they cost.
PART I: PUTTING CORRECTIONS IN PERSPECTIVE
1. History of Crime and Punishment
2. Sentencing and the Correctional Process
PART II: CORRECTIONAL POLICY AND OPERATIONS
3. Jails
4. Probation and Intermediate Sanctions
5. Prisons
6. Parole and Prisoner Reentry
PART III: CORRECTIONAL CLIENTS
7. The Clients of Adult Correctional Agencies
8. The Juvenile Correctional System
9. Special Offenders
PART IV: PRISON LIFE
10. The Management of Prisons
11. Prison Life for Inmates
12. The World of Prison Staff
13. Custody and Treatment
14. Legal Issues and the Death Penalty
PART V: CORRECTIONAL CHALLENGES
15. Issues in Corrections
16. Questions Regarding the Future of Corrections