Frank Schmalleger,
Emeritus, The University of North Carolina John Ortiz Smykla,
University of West Florida
ISBN: 0073375020 Copyright year: 2009
Table of Contents
Part 1: INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS
Chapter 1: Corrections: An Overview
Chapter 2: Punishments: A Brief History
Chapter 3: Sentencing: To Punish or to Reform?
Part 2: COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
Chapter 4: Diversion and Probation: How Most Offenders are Punished
Chapter 5: Intermediate Sanctions: Between Probation and Incarceration
Part 3: INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTIONS
Chapter 6: Jails: Way Stations Along the Justice Highway
Chapter 7: Prisons Today: Change Stations or Warehouses?
Chapter 8: Parole: Early Release and Reentry
Part 4: THE PRISON WORLD
Chapter 9: The Staff World: Managing the Prison Population
Chapter 10: The Inmate World: Living Behind Bars
Chapter 11: The Legal World: Prisoners' Rights
Chapter 12: Special Prison Populations: Prisoners Who are Elderly, Mentally Challenged, and Who have HIV/AIDS
Part 5: ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS
Chapter 13: Prison Issues and Concerns: Security, Privatization, Technology, and Accreditation
Chapter 14: The Victim: Helping Those in Need
Chapter 15: Death: The Ultimate Sanction
Chapter 16: Juvenile Corrections: End of an Era?
Chapter 17: Professionalism in Corrections
Appendix: Careers in Corrections Endnotes Glossary Credits Case Index Subject Index