Frank Schmalleger,
University of North Carolina, Emeritus John Smykla,
University of South Alabama---Mobile
ISBN: 0072968354 Copyright year: 2005
Feature Summary
"Offender Speaks" and "Staff Speaks" features offer intriguing interviews with offenders and practitioners that provide a balance of perspectives and further expand on the text’s real-world emphasis.
"Career Profiles" are enlightening mini-biographies of corrections professionals--a parole officer, a victim advocate, a corrections officer, a youth counselor, a substance abuse manager, and more.
"Ethical Dilemmas" highlight challenging issues confronted by corrections professionals on the job.
End-of-chapter review material includes chapter summaries, key terms, questions for review, "Thinking Critically about Corrections," "On-the-Job Decision Making" experiential exercises, and Internet-based exercises.
Unique appendix helps students get a head start on a career in corrections.
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