Full Description
Organized like a traditional corrections text, this book offers brief authored introductions in a mini-chapter format for each key Section, followed by carefully selected and edited original articles by leading scholars. This hybrid format u ensuring coverage of important material while emphasizing the significance of contemporary research - offers an excellent alternative which recognizes the impact and importance of new directions and policy in this field, and how these advances are determined by research.
Contents
Section ICorrectionsSection II: A History of CorrectionsOn The Penitentiary System In The United States And Its Application In France: Historical Outline Of The Penitentiary System by Gustave de Beaumont and Alexis de TocquevilleThe World's Most Influential Prison: Success Or Failure? by Norman JohnstonMuch and Unfortunately Neglected: Women in Early and Mid-Nineteenth Century Prisons by Nicole Hahn RafterSection III: Jails and the Inmate ExperienceHow to Read a Research ArticleReadings:Gang Intervention in Jails: A National Analysis by Rick Ruddell, Scott Decker & Arien Egley, Jr.Recent Incarceration History Among A Sheltered Homeless Population by Stephen Metraux and Dennis P. CulhaneInmate Assaults in Texas County Jails by Mark Keller & Hsiao-Ming WangSection IV: Sentencing: The Application of PunishmentReadings:Cracked Justice by Nicole Porter and Valerie WrightProjecting Felony Intakes to the Justice System by Pablo E. MartinezSection V: Probation and Community CorrectionsReadings:Opening The Manager's Door: State Probation Officer Stress And Perceptions Of Participation In Workplace Decision Making by Risdon N. Slate, Terry Wells, and Wes JohnsonThe "Effectiveness" of Differential Supervision by Patricia M. Harris, Raymond Gingerich, and Tiffany A. WhittakerExamining the Effectiveness of Boot Campus: A Randomized Experiment with a Long-Term Follow Up by Jean Bottcher and Michael E. EzellSection VI: Prisons and the Inmate ExperienceReadings:Supermax Prisons: Their Rise, Current Practices, and Effect on Inmates by Jesenia Pizarro and Vanja M. K. SteniusAssessing Static and Dynamic Influences on Inmate Violence Levels by Benjamin SteinerA Convict Perspective on the Classification of Prisoners by Stephen C. Richards and Jeffrey Ian RossSection VII: Parole and Prisoner ReentryReadings:Examining the Predictors of Recidivism Among Men and Women Released from Prison in Ohio by Matthew Makarios, Benjamin Steiner, and Lawrence F. Travis IIIPrisoner Reentry: What Works, What Does Not, and What is Promising by Richard P. Seiter and Karen R. KadelaPrisoner Reentry in A Small Metropolitan Community: Obstacles and Policy Recommendations by Brett Garland, Eric Wodahl, Julie MayfieldSection VIII: The Corrections Experience for StaffReadings:Problems at Work: Exploring the Correlates of Role Stress Among Correctional Staff by Eric G. Lambert, Nancy L. Hogan, and Kasey A. TuckerAffirmative Action and the "Level Playing Field": Comparing Perceptions of Own and Minority Job Advancement Opportunities by Scott D. CAmp, Thomas L. Steiger, Kevin N. Wright, William G. Sayloor, and Evan GilmanPredicting Work-Related Stress in Correctional Officers: A Meta-Analysis by Craig Dowden and Claude TellierSection IX: Legal Issues in CorrectionsReadings:Who Has The Body? The Paths To Habeas Corpus Reform by Cary FedermanSex Offender Laws: Can Treatment, Punishment, Incapacitation, And Public Safety Be Reconciled? by Mary Ann Farkas and Amy StichmanSection X: Correctional Programming and TreatmentReadings:The Recent Past and Near Future of Risk and/or Needs Assessment by D. A. Andrews, James Bonta, J. Stephen WormithSubstance Abuse Treatment, Anticipated Maternal Roles, and Reentry Success of Drug-Involved Women Prisoners by Cynthia Robbins, Steven Martin, Hilary SurrattTherapeutic Community in A California Prison: Treatment Outcomes After 5 Years by Sheldon Zhang, Robert Roberts, Kathryn McCollisterSection XI: Women and CorrectionsReadings:A Historical Review of Mother and Child Programs for Incarcerated Women by Susan C. CraigPathways to Prison: Impact of Victimization in the Lives of Incarcerated Women by Dana D. DehartSection XII: Minorities and CorrectionsValidity of the Level of Service Inventory?Revised (LSI-R) Among African American and Hispanic Male Offenders by Melinda D. Schlager and David J. SimourdRacial and Ethnic Disparities in Types and Sources of Victimization Inside Prison by Nancy Wolff, Jing Shi, and Cynthia L. BlitzSection XIII: Juveniles and CorrectionsReadings:Juvenile Justice: The Legacy of Punitive Policy by Peter Benekos & Alida MerloJuvenile Waiver, Boot Camp, and Recidivism In A Northwest State by Ben Steiner & Andrew GiacomazziA Quasi-experimental Evaluation of A Shock Incarceration and Aftercare Program for Juvenile Offenders by J. Wells, K. Minor, E. Angel, & K. StearmenSection XIV: Corrections in the 21st CenturyReadings:The Challenge Of Change: Correctional Programs And Evidence-Based Practices by Edward J. LatessaMake Rehabilitation Corrections' Guiding Paradigm by Frank T. Cullen
