Talking About Corrections

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CHAPTER 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16| 17

Chapter 1:  CORRECTIONS: AN OVERVIEW

Working In Today’s Prisons and Jails



Chapter 2: PUNISHMENTS: A BRIEF HISTORY

Security Technologies in Corrections



Chapter 3: SENTENCING: TO PUNISH OR TO REFORM

Sentencing Trends



Chapter 4: DIVERSION AND PROBATION: HOW MOST OFFENDERS ARE PUNISHED

Community Corrections Technologies



Chapter 5: INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS: BETWEEN PROBATION AND INCARCERATION

Evidence-Based Practices in Community Corrections



Chapter 6: JAILS: WAY STATIONS ALONG THE JUSTICE HIGHWAY

Direct Supervision: Changing the Face of Jail Design



Chapter 7: PRISONS TODAY: CHANGE STATIONS OR WAREHOUSES

Sentencing Trends



Chapter 8: PAROLE: EARLY RELEASE AND REINTEGRATION

Housing and Reentry



Chapter 9:  THE STAFF WORLD: MANAGING THE PRISON ENVIRONMENT

Officer Stress



Chapter 10: THE INMATE WORLD: LIVING BEHIND BARS

Institutional Culture In Corrections



Chapter 11: THE LEGAL WORLD: PRISONERS' RIGHTS

Responding To Healthcare Emergencies



CHAPTER 12: SPECIAL PRISON POPULATIONS: THE ELDERLY, HIV/AIDS, AND THE MENTALLY CHALLENGED

Mental Health Reentry



Chapter 13: PRISON ISSUES AND CONCERNS: SECURITY, PRIVATIZATION, TECHNOLOGY AND ACCREDIDATION

Privatization Savings or Not?



Chapter 14: THE VICTIM: HELPING THOSE IN NEED

Volunteering In Corrections


Chapter 15: DEATH: THE ULTIMATE SANCTION

How long can executions be delayed?


Chapter 16: JUVENILE CORRECTIONS: END OF AN ERA

Juvenile Justice Programming


Chapter 17: Professionalism In Corrections

Dedication To The Field



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Last Modified on February 1, 2008 Fourth Edition

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