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Corrections in America : an introduction / Harry E. Allen, Ph.D., San Jose State University, Edward J. Latessa, Ph.D., University of Cincinnati, Bruce S. Ponder, Allen Ponder Associates.

By: Contributor(s): Publisher: Boston : Pearson, [2016]Edition: Edition 14Description: xx, 531 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780133591217
  • 0133591212
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 364.60973 23
LOC classification:
  • HV9304 .A63 2016
Contents:
Early history -- Prisons (1800 to the present) -- Correctional ideologies : the pendulum swings -- The sentencing and appeals process -- Probation -- Diversion and intermediate sanctions -- Custody functions -- Security threat groups and prison gangs -- Management and treatment functions -- Jails and detention centers -- State and local prison systems -- The federal system -- Private sector systems -- The death penalty -- Parole and reentry -- Inmate and ex-offender rights -- Male offenders -- Female offenders -- Juvenile offenders -- Juvenile corrections -- Special category offenders.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Early history -- Prisons (1800 to the present) -- Correctional ideologies : the pendulum swings -- The sentencing and appeals process -- Probation -- Diversion and intermediate sanctions -- Custody functions -- Security threat groups and prison gangs -- Management and treatment functions -- Jails and detention centers -- State and local prison systems -- The federal system -- Private sector systems -- The death penalty -- Parole and reentry -- Inmate and ex-offender rights -- Male offenders -- Female offenders -- Juvenile offenders -- Juvenile corrections -- Special category offenders.

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