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Cengage Corrections Today 2015 Edition by Larry Siegel, Clemens Bartollas
Get a frontline look at the field of corrections with CORRECTIONS TODAY, 3rd Edition. This briefer, visual, paperback book is ideal for readers who are interested in real-world concepts and applications. It examines the field of corrections through the lens of readers--perhaps like you--who are giving serious thought to a career in the field or are now working in corrections while seeking an advanced degree in order to obtain a promotion or switch job paths. CORRECTIONS TODAY, 3rd Edition, offers a practical, engaging, career-focused, and authoritative introduction to corrections._x000D_ Table of Contents :- _x000D_
Part I: WHY DO WE PUNISH?_x000D_
1. The Correctional System._x000D_
Part II: HOW DO WE PUNISH?_x000D_
2. Sentencing and the Correctional Process._x000D_
Part III: HOW DO WE CORRECT IN THE COMMUNITY?_x000D_
3. Community Corrections: Diversion and Probation._x000D_
4. Intermediate Sanctions._x000D_
Part IV: WHERE DO WE PUNISH?_x000D_
5. The Jail: Detention and Short-Term Confinement._x000D_
6. Correctional Institutions._x000D_
7. The Prison Experience: Males._x000D_
8. The Prison Experience: Females._x000D_
9. Prisoners' Rights._x000D_
Part V: HOW DO WE REHABILITATE?_x000D_
10. Correctional Programs and Services._x000D_
11. Parole and Release to the Community._x000D_
Part VI: WHAT ARE SPECIAL NEEDS POPULATIONS?_x000D_
12. Special Prison Populations._x000D_
13. Capital Punishment and the Death Row Inmate._x000D_
14. The Juvenile Offender._x000D_
Part VII: WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF CORRECTIONS?_x000D_
15. Today's Corrections Professional: Characteristics, Challenges, and Opportunities._x000D_