American corrections : concepts and controversies /: concepts and controversies. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Barry Krisberg, Susan Marchionna, Chris Hartney.
• Authors: Krisberg, Barry; Marchionna, Susan; Hartney, Chris
• Contents: CHAPTER 1: Introduction; A Legacy of Crisis and Turmoil; Corrections as a System; Corrections and Society; A Critical View of the System; A Keen Eye toward the Future; References; CHAPTER 2: Punishment and Social Structure; Learning Objectives; Discerning Historical Constructs; Penance and Fines; Social Change in the Later Middle Ages; The Discovery of Imprisonment; Galley Slavery, Transportation, and the Emergence of Imprisonment; The Industrial Revolution and Corrections; Solitary Confinement; Zebulon Brockway and the Rise of the Adult Reformatory in America; Corrections and the Progressive Era (1880-1920); After the Progressive Era (1920-1960); The Era of Civil Rights and Community Corrections (1960-1970); The Prisons Explode (1970-1980); The Demise of Rehabilitation and the Get-Tough Era (1970-Present); Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 3: The Purpose of Punishment and Sentencing Trends; How Sentencing Works; The Presentence Report; Risk and Needs Assessment; Sentencing Theories; Retributive Justice; Deterrence; Rehabilitation; Incapacitation; Theories of Restorative Justice and Reintegrative Shaming; Modern Movements in Sentencing Laws and Policies; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 4: Jails; The Functions of Jails; Who Is in Jail?; A Word about Jail Data; Facts about Jails; Jail Administration; Jail Procedures; In-Custody Programs; Alternatives to Incarceration; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 5: Probation and Alternatives to Incarceration; Learning Objectives; What is Probation?; Who Is on Probation in the US?; A Brief History of Probation; Two Key Perspectives on Probation; Probation Administration; The Role of Probation Officers; Sentencing and Investigation; Supervision; Violation, Revocation, and Termination; Does Probation Work? Probation Research; Alternatives to Incarceration; Evaluating Alternatives to Incarceration; Cost Savings; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 6: Prisons; Learning Objectives; The Means to An End; Design of Prisons; What the Numbers Say; Prison Costs; The Federal System; State Prisons; Military Prisons and the War on Terror; Classification Systems; Security Levels; The Supermax; Programs and Services; The Prison Environment; Discipline; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 7: Reentry and Parole; Learning Objectives; Parole as a Form of Community Corrections; The Early History of Parole; Parole Basics; Parole Authorities; The Challenges of Reentry; Reentry Data; Perspectives on the Current Purpose and Practice of Parole; What Works in Parole; Evidence-Based Practice and Parole; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 8: Juvenile Corrections; Learning Objectives; A Brief History; The Diverse Landscape of Juvenile Corrections; The Structure of the Juvenile Justice System; Characteristics of Juveniles in Custody; Overrepresentation of Youth of Color; Young Women and Juvenile Corrections; Recidivism Rates and Juvenile Corrections; Juvenile Corrections Fads; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 9: The Corrections Workforce; Corrections Work; Service Providers and Treatment in Custody; Why Corrections Work?; Characteristics of the Corrections Workforce; Correctional Staffing; Education and Training; The Correctional Hierarchy; Sustaining a Workforce; Job Stress; Progressive Developments in Leadership; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 10: Law and Corrections; State Regulatory Bodies; Professional Standards; Litigating in the Courts to Stop Abusive Practices; Legislating Reforms; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 11: Corrections and the Color Line; Learning Objectives; Measuring the Extent of the Problem; Race and Ethnicity Behind the Walls; African American Disproportion in the Criminal Justice System; APIs and the Corrections System; Native Americans and the Corrections System; Latinos and the Corrections System; Understanding the Causes of Racial Disparity in Corrections; Racial Profiling; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 12: Women in the Corrections System; Learning Objectives; The “Pink Syndrome”; The Rising Tide of Incarcerated Women—What the Numbers Say; Girls and the System; Women’s Pathways into Crime; A Complex Mix of Risk Factors; Coping; Programs and Services; Operational Issues in Custody; Conditions of Confinement; Research on Women and the Justice System; Moving Forward with Research on Women; Prospects for Gender-Responsive Programming; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 13: Special Populations; Learning Objectives; Prisons and Jails as Community Health Providers; Inmates Suffer from a Wide Range of Medical Problems; Health Care Services; Mental Illness in Prisons and Jails; The Increasing Elderly Prison Population; Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Inmates; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 14: The Death Penalty; Learning Objectives; The Controversial Moral Imperative; The State of Capital Punishment; Characteristics of Death Row Inmates; Legal Challenges to the Death Penalty; Juveniles and the Death Penalty; The Death Sentence and Mental Competence; Innocence and Those Awaiting Executions; Costs of Capital Punishment; The Problem of Lethal Injection; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 15: The Growth of Privatization in Corrections; Learning Objectives; History and Functioning of Private Prisons in the United States; Major Private Prison Companies; How Private Prisons Function; Other Forms of Corrections Privatization; Private Prison Performance; Impact of Privatization on Local Economies; Privatization, Innovation, and Reform; The Profit Motive and Conflict of Interest; Contracting, Oversight, and Monitoring; Are Private Prisons Necessary?; Further Research; Summary; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References; CHAPTER 16: The Politics and Future of Mass Incarceration; Learning Objectives; Mass Incarceration and Electoral Politics; In Whose Interest?; An Opening to Change; What the Public Actually Thinks about Corrections Policy; Confronting the Politics of Mass Incarceration; Is Money the Currency of Reform?; Recruiting New Allies to Corrections Reform; The Way Forward; Discussion Questions; You Decide; References;
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE Publications
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource ( xxviii, 441 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 365.973; Corrections -- United States; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483309576; 1483309576
• Related ISBNs: 9781412974394
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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