A brief introduction to corrections. ([2021])

• Record Type: Book
• Uniform Title: Introduction to corrections
• Further Information: Note: Robert D. Hanser, University of Louisiana at Monroe.
• Authors: Hanser, Robert D
• Contents: Chapter 1: Early History of Punishment and the Development of Prisons in the United States; Defining Corrections: A Variety of Possibilities; The Notion of Punishment and Corrections Throughout History; The Enlightenment and Correctional Reform; Punishment During Early American History: 1700s–1800s; The Age of the Reformatory in America; Prisons in America: 1900s to the End of World War II; Modern-Day Systems: Federal and State Inmate Characteristics; Chapter 2: Ideological and Theoretical Underpinnings to Sentencing and Correctional Policy; Philosophical Underpinnings; Types of Sanctions; The Death Penalty; Arguments For and Against the Death Penalty; Brutalization Hypothesis; Sentencing Models; Criminological Theories and Corrections; Chapter 3: Correctional Law and Legal Liabilities; The Hands-Off Doctrine; The Emergence of Inmate Rights; Corrections and the Constitution; Constitutionality of the Death Penalty; A Restrained Hands-On Perspective and Court Deference to Prisons; State and Federal Legal Liabilities; Compliance With Judicial Orders; Chapter 4: Jail and Detention Facilities; Jails in the Past; The Modern Jail; Jails as Short-Term Institutions; Jails as Long-Term Facilities; Health Care in Jails; Jail Training Standards; Specialized Types of Jail Sentences; Special Issues in Jails; Chapter 5: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions; A Brief History of Probation; Contemporary Probation: When the Jail Is Full; Characteristics of Probationers; Probation Officers; Probation Revocation; Types of Intermediate Sanctions; Chapter 6: Facility Design and Classification in Jails and Prisons; Prison Facility Designs Throughout History; The Rise of the Supermax; Prison Designs<br /> Internal Security; Technology Systems in Prisons; Rationale for Classification; The Goals of Classification Systems; Special Housing Assignments; Chapter 7: Prison Subculture and Prison Gang Influence; Theories of Prison Subculture; The Inmate Subculture of Modern Times; The Impact of the Inmate Subculture on Corrections Staff; Prisonization; The Guard Subculture; The Impact of Gangs Upon Prison Subculture; Major Prison Gangs in the United States; Chapter 8: Female Offenders in Correctional Systems; Female Offenders Behind Bars: A Detailed Look at Percentages and Rates; History of Women Behind Bars; Issues Related to the Modern-Day Female Offender Population; Considerations for Female Offenders; Conditions of Care for Female Offenders; Female Offenders and Treatment Implications; Chapter 9: Specialized Inmate Populations & Juvenile Correctional Systems; Administrative Considerations; Prison Subculture and Special Needs Offenders; Mentally Ill Offenders; Sex Offenders; Elderly Offenders; Screening and Classification of Juvenile Offenders; Detention Versus Incarceration; Incarceration of Juveniles; Chapter 10: Correctional Administration and Prison Programming; Federal Bureau of Prisons Administration; Correctional System Administration; The Corrections Workforce; Prison Programming; Prison Programming; Medical Care; Educational Programs; Drug Treatment Programs; Recreational Programs; Religious Programs; Chapter 11: Parole and Reintegration; Parole and Parolee Characteristics; The Beginning History of Parole; Parole at the State Level; Parole as the Correctional Release Valve for Prisons; The Role of Institutional Parole Officers; Common Conditions of Parole; Reentry Initiatives; The Use of Reentry Councils; Violations of Parole, Parole Warrants, and Parole Revocation Proceedings; Chapter 12: Program Evaluation, Evidence-Based Practices, and Future Trends in Corrections; Evaluation Research; Evidence-Based Practice; The Future of Corrections;
• Publisher Details: Los Angeles : SAGE
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource (394 pages)
• Subjects: 364.6; Community-based corrections
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781544398105; 1544398107; 9781544398112; 9781544398129
• Related ISBNs: 9781544382401; 9781071801819
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