Frank Schmalleger,
University of North Carolina at Pembroke John Ortiz Smykla,
University of West Florida
ISBN: 0078026474 Copyright year: 2013
Table of Contents
PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS
1 Corrections: An Overview
2 Punishments: A Brief History
3 Sentencing: To Punish or to Reform?
PART 2 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS
4 Diversion and Probation: How Most Offenders Are Punished
5 Intermediate Sanctions: Between Probation and Incarceration
PART 3 INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTIONS
6 Jails: Way Stations Along the Justice Highway
7 Prisons Today: Change Stations or Warehouses?
8 Parole: Early Release and Reentry
PART 4 THE PRISON WORLD
9 The Staff World: Managing the Prison Population
10 The Inmate World: Living Behind Bars
11 The Legal World: Prisoners’ Rights
12 Special Prison Populations: Prisoners Who Are Elderly, Mentally Challenged, and Who Have HIV/AIDS
PART 5 ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS
13 Prison Issues and Concerns: Overcrowding, Security, Accreditation, Privatization, and Technology
14 The Victim: Helping Those in Need
15 Death: The Ultimate Sanction
16 Juvenile Corrections: End of an Era?
Endnotes Glossary Credits Case Index Subject Index