Corrections
The Essentials

Corrections: The Essentials provides a concise presentation of corrections, covering the essential materials for understanding the history, development, and current operations of corrections in an understandable, non-complex discussion of the topics.

Melissa W. Burek is Associate Professor of Criminal Justice and Associate Dean in the College of Health and Human Services at Bowling Green State University. Steven P. Lab is Professor of Criminal Justice at Bowling Green State University. Michael E. Buerger is Professor of Criminal Justice at Bowling Green State University. They are coauthors, with Marian R. Williams, Jefferson E. Holcomb, and William R. King, of Criminal Justice: The Essentials, Fifth Edition (OUP, 2018).