Corrections : a text/reader /: a text/reader. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Corrections.
• Further Information: Note: Mary Stohr, Anthony Walsh, Craig Hemmens.
• Other Names: Stohr, Mary K; Walsh, Anthony, 1941-; Hemmens, Craig
• Contents: Section I: The Philosophical and Ideological Underpinnings of Corrections; Section II: A History of Corrections; On 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 Tocqueville; The World's Most Influential Prison: Success Or Failure? by Norman Johnston; Much and Unfortunately Neglected: Women in Early and Mid-Nineteenth Century Prisons by Nicole Hahn Rafter; Section III: Jails and the Inmate Experience; How to Read a Research Article; Readings; 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. Culhane; Inmate Assaults in Texas County Jails by Mark Keller & Hsiao-Ming Wang; Section IV: Sentencing: The Application of Punishment; Readings; Cracked Justice by Nicole Porter and Valerie Wright; Projecting Felony Intakes to the Justice System by Pablo E. Martinez; Section V: Probation and Community Corrections; Readings; 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 Johnson; The "Effectiveness" of Differential Supervision by Patricia M. Harris, Raymond Gingerich, and Tiffany A. Whittaker; Examining the Effectiveness of Boot Campus: A Randomized Experiment with a Long-Term Follow Up by Jean Bottcher and Michael E. Ezell; Section VI: Prisons and the Inmate Experience; Readings; Supermax Prisons: Their Rise, Current Practices, and Effect on Inmates by Jesenia Pizarro and Vanja M. K. Stenius; Assessing Static and Dynamic Influences on Inmate Violence Levels by Benjamin Steiner; A Convict Perspective on the Classification of Prisoners by Stephen C. Richards and Jeffrey Ian Ross; Section VII: Parole and Prisoner Reentry; Readings; Examining the Predictors of Recidivism Among Men and Women Released from Prison in Ohio by Matthew Makarios, Benjamin Steiner, and Lawrence F. Travis III; Prisoner Reentry: What Works, What Does Not, and What is Promising by Richard P. Seiter and Karen R. Kadela; Prisoner Reentry in A Small Metropolitan Community: Obstacles and Policy Recommendations by Brett Garland, Eric Wodahl, Julie Mayfield; Section VIII: The Corrections Experience for Staff; Readings; Problems at Work: Exploring the Correlates of Role Stress Among Correctional Staff by Eric G. Lambert, Nancy L. Hogan, and Kasey A. Tucker; Affirmative 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 Gilman; Predicting Work-Related Stress in Correctional Officers: A Meta-Analysis by Craig Dowden and Claude Tellier; Section IX: Legal Issues in Corrections; Readings; Who Has The Body? The Paths To Habeas Corpus Reform by Cary Federman; Sex Offender Laws: Can Treatment, Punishment, Incapacitation, And Public Safety Be Reconciled? by Mary Ann Farkas and Amy Stichman; Section X: Correctional Programming and Treatment; Readings; The Recent Past and Near Future of Risk and/or Needs Assessment by D. A. Andrews, James Bonta, J. Stephen Wormith; Substance Abuse Treatment, Anticipated Maternal Roles, and Reentry Success of Drug-Involved Women Prisoners by Cynthia Robbins, Steven Martin, Hilary Surratt; Therapeutic Community in A California Prison: Treatment Outcomes After 5 Years by Sheldon Zhang, Robert Roberts, Kathryn McCollister; Section XI: Women and Corrections; Readings; A Historical Review of Mother and Child Programs for Incarcerated Women by Susan C. Craig; Pathways to Prison: Impact of Victimization in the Lives of Incarcerated Women by Dana D. Dehart; Section XII: Minorities and Corrections; Validity of the Level of Service Inventory?Revised (LSI-R) Among African American and Hispanic Male Offenders by Melinda D. Schlager and David J. Simourd; Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Types and Sources of Victimization Inside Prison by Nancy Wolff, Jing Shi, and Cynthia L. Blitz; Section XIII: Juveniles and Corrections; Readings; Juvenile Justice: The Legacy of Punitive Policy by Peter Benekos & Alida Merlo; Juvenile Waiver, Boot Camp, and Recidivism In A Northwest State by Ben Steiner & Andrew Giacomazzi; A Quasi-experimental Evaluation of A Shock Incarceration and Aftercare Program for Juvenile Offenders by J. Wells, K. Minor, E. Angel, & K. Stearmen; Section XIV: Corrections in the 21st Century; Readings; The Challenge Of Change: Correctional Programs And Evidence-Based Practices by Edward J. Latessa; Make Rehabilitation Corrections' Guiding Paradigm by Frank T. Cullen;
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource (728 pages)
• Subjects: 365/.973; Corrections -- United States; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States; Punishment -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781452289922; 1452289921
• 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.