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Cengage American Corrections 2015 Edition by Michael Reisig, George Cole, Todd Clear
Explore the American corrections system from the perspective of both the corrections worker and the offender in AMERICAN CORRECTIONS, Eleventh Edition. Comprehensive yet not overwhelming, the book covers both institutional and community sanctions, incorporating high-profile corrections cases taken from recent headlines to reinforce important theories. The authors "tell it like it is," offering you thought-provoking, unbiased examinations of such topics as assisting felons during the re-entry process, reducing recidivism, the death penalty, and surveillance. You'll also get a frontline view of careers in the corrections field._x000D_ Table of Contents :- _x000D_
Part I: THE CORRECTIONAL CONTEXT._x000D_
1. The Corrections System._x000D_
2. The Early History of Correctional Thought and Practice._x000D_
3. The History of Corrections in America._x000D_
4. The Punishment of Offenders._x000D_
5. The Law of Corrections._x000D_
6. The Correctional Client._x000D_
Part II: CORRECTIONAL PRACTICES._x000D_
7. Jails: Detention and Short-Term Incarceration._x000D_
8. Probation._x000D_
9. Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections._x000D_
10. Incarceration._x000D_
11. The Prison Experience._x000D_
12. Incarceration of Women._x000D_
13. Institutional Management._x000D_
14. Institutional Programs._x000D_
15. Release from Incarceration._x000D_
16. Making It: Supervision in the Community._x000D_
17. Corrections for Juveniles._x000D_
Part III: CORRECTIONAL ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES._x000D_
18. Incarceration Trends._x000D_
19. Race, Ethnicity, and Corrections._x000D_
20. The Death Penalty._x000D_
21. Community Justice._x000D_
22. American Corrections._x000D_
Looking Forward._x000D_