基本説明
Examines the variety of theoretical orientations applied to past and current corrections theory and practice, and points the way to future improvements in policies and practices.
Full Description
A groundbreaking guide to the correctional system's present and future goals, policies, and practices
This accessible book identifies and evaluates the major competing theories used to guide the goals, policies, and practices of the correctional system. The authors demonstrate that changes in theories can legitimize changing ways of treating and punishing offenders, and they help readers understand how changes in the social and political context of U.S. society impact correctional theory and policy. Designed to motivate readers to become sophisticated consumers of correctional information, the book emphasizes the importance of using evidence-based information to guide decisions, rather than relying on nonscientific commonsense or ideology-based beliefs.
Contents
Preface
1. From Theory to Policy: Evidence-Based Corrections
2. Correctional Theory in Crisis: America's Changing Context
3. Just Deserts: Doing Justice or Getting Tough?
4. Deterrence: Scaring Offenders Straight
5. Incapacitation: Locking Up the Wicked
6. Restorative Justice: Reintegrative Shaming
7. Rehabilitation: What Works to Change Offenders
8. Early Intervention: Saving Children From a Life in Crime
9. Four Correctional Lessons: Choosing Our Future
References
Index
About the Authors
