Special needs offenders in correctional institutions. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lior Gideon, editor.
• Other Names: Gideon, Lior
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction - Special Needs Offenders - Lior Gideon; 2. Juveniles Behind Bars - Traqina Quarles Emeka and Nelseta Waters; 3. Incarcerated Female: A Growing Population - Lisa Pasko and Meda Chesney-Lind; 4. Pregnancy and Motherhood Behind Bars - Zelma W. Henriques & Bridget P. Gladwin; 5. Chronically Ill Inmates - Elizabeth C. Dretsch; 6. Mentally Ill Inmates - Jails and Prisons as the New Asylum - Lorie A.L. Nicholas and Gerard Bryant; 7. Older and Geriatric Offenders: Critical Issues for the 21st Century - Ronald H. Aday and Jennifer J. Krabill; 8. Gay and Lesbian Inmates - Sexuality and Sexual Correction Behind Bars - Christoper Hensley, Helen Eigenberg and Lauren Gibson; 9. Special Needs Offenders in Correctional Institutions - Inmates Under Protective Custody - Holly A. Miller; 10. Sex Offenders Behind Bars: Considerations for Assessment and Treatment - Christian Maile, Cynthia Calkins Mercado, and Elizabeth Jeglic; 11. Redemption From the Inside-Out: The Power of Faith-Based Programming - Barbara H. Zaitzow and Richard S. Jones; 12. Incarcerated Veterans - Joel Rosenthal and Jim McGuire; 13. Special Needs Offenders in Correctional Institutions: Death-Sentenced Inmates - Mark D. Cunningham; 14. Immigrants Under Correctional Supervision: Examining the Needs of Immigrant Populations in a Criminal Justice Setting - Harald E. Weiss and Lauren M. Vasquez; 15. Homeland Security and the Inmate Population: The Risk and Reality of Islamic Radicalization in Prison - Aaron Rappaport, Tinka Veldhuis, and Amos Guiora; 16. Substance Use and Addiction and American Prison and Jail Inmates - Hung-En Sung, Linda Richter, Roger Vaughan, and Susan E. Foster; 17. Conclusion: Assess, Progress, Success - Lior Gideon;
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (544 pages)
• Subjects: 365/.60870973; Special needs offenders -- United States; Corrections -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483307121; 1483307123
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.