Corrections in America

Harry E. Allen, Edward J. Latessa, Bruce S. Ponder, Clifford E. Simonsen (Autoren)

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528 Seiten

2006 | 11th edition
Pearson
9780131950856 (ISBN)

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For courses in Introduction to Corrections, Institutional Corrections, and Crime and Punishment.

 

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Inhalt

Brief Contents

Contents  xiii

About the Authors  xxix

Acknowledgments  xxxi

Part 1:    Historical Perspectives  

Chapter 1:      Early History (2000 b.c. to a.d. 1800)  

Chapter 2:      Prisons (1800 to the Present)  

Chapter 3:      Correctional Ideologies: The Pendulum Swings  

Part 2:    The Court Process  

Chapter 4:      Sentencing  

Chapter 5:      Appellate Review  

Part 3:    Alternatives to Imprisonment  

Chapter 6:      Jails and Detention Facilities  

Chapter 7:      Probation  

Chapter 8:      Intermediate Sanctions  

Part 4:    Correctional Systems  

Chapter 9: Imprisonment  

Chapter 10:   State and Local Prison Systems 

Chapter 11:   The Federal System 

Chapter 12:   Private Sector Systems  

Part 5:    Corrections Functions  

Chapter 13:   Custody Functions  

Chapter 14:   Management and Treatment Functions  

Part 6:    Institutional Clients  

Chapter 15:   Female Offenders  

Chapter 16:   Male Offenders  

Chapter 17:   Juvenile Offenders  

Chapter 18:   Special Category Offenders  

Part 7:    Rights of Correctional Clients  

Chapter 19:   Inmate and Ex-Offender Rights  

Chapter 20:   The Death Penalty–The Ultimate Right  

Part 8:    Reintegration Systems  

Chapter 21:   Parole and Reentry  

Part 9:    A Link to the Future  

Chapter 22:   The Futures of Corrections  

Glossary  

Index of Authors  

Subject Index 

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.5.2006
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 276 mm
• Gewicht: 1365 g
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
• ISBN-13: 9780131950856 / 9780131950856
• Zustand: Neuware