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Author:   Joan Petersilia (Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law, Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law, Stanford University, Stanford, CA) ,  Kevin R. Reitz (James Annenberg La Vea Land Grant Chair in Criminal Procedure Law, James Annenberg La Vea Land Grant Chair in Criminal Procedure Law, University of Minnesota)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.80cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 24.10cm
Weight:   1.247kg
ISBN:  

9780190241445

ISBN 10:   0190241446
Pages:   778
Publication Date:   16 April 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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"Introduction: Joan Petersilia and Kevin R. Reitz, Sentencing and Corrections: Overlapping and Inseparable Subjects Part I: Sentencing & Corrections: History and Present Context Chapter 1: Jonathan Simon, Mass Incarceration: From Social Policy to Social Problem Chapter 2: Michael Tonry, Race, Ethnicity, and Punishment Chapter 3: Alec Ewald and Christopher Uggen, The Collateral Effects of Imprisonment on Prisoners, Their Families, and Communities Chapter 4: Julian V. Roberts, Crime Victims, Sentencing, and Release from Prison. Part II: Sentencing A. Sentencing Theories and Their Application Chapter 5: Richard S. Frase, Theories of Proportionality and Desert Chapter 6: James L. Nolan, Jr., Problem-Solving Courts: An International Comparison Chapter 7: Cheryl Marie Webster and Anthony N. Doob, Searching for Sasquatch: Deterrence of Crime Through Sentence Severity Chapter 8: Christopher Slobogin, Risk Assessment Chapter 9: Lawrence W. Sherman and Heather Strang, Restorative Justice as Evidence-Based Sentencing B. Sentencing Systems Chapter 10: Ronald D. Wright, Charging and Plea Bargaining as Forms of Sentencing Discretion Chapter 11: Kevin R. Reitz, The ""Traditional"" Indeterminate Sentencing Model Chapter 12: Robert Weisberg, The Sentencing Commission Model, 1970s to Present Chapter 13: Nancy J. King, Procedure at Sentencing Part III: Corrections A. The Correctional Context Chapter 14: Karol Lucken and Thomas G. Blomberg, American Corrections: Reform Without Change B. Community Corrections and Intermediate Punishments Chapter 15: Faye S. Taxman, Probation, Intermediate Sanctions & Community-Based Corrections C. Jails, Prisons and Other Secure Facilities Chapter 16: Gary F. Cornelius, Jails, Pretrial Detention and Short-Term Confinement Chapter 17: George M. Camp and Bert Useem, Prison Governance: Correctional Leadership in the Current Era Chapter 18. Richard W. Harding, Regulating Prison Conditions: Some International Comparisons D. What Works in Correctional Treatment? Chapter 19: Steven Belenko, Kimberly A. Houser, and Wayne Welsh, Understanding the Impact of Drug Treatment in Correctional Settings Chapter 20: Doris MacKenzie, The Effectiveness of Corrections-Based Work and Academic and Vocational Education Programs E. Managing a Changing Offender Population Chapter 21: Jennifer Skeem & Jillian Peterson, Identifying, Treating, and Reducing Risk for Offenders with Mental Illness Chapter 22: Roxanne Lieb, Sex Offender Management and Treatment Chapter 23: LaTosha Traylor and Beth Richie, Female Offenders and Women in Prison Chapter 24: Craig Haney, The Psychological Impacts of Prison Confinement Chapter 25: Michael Santos, Living Life Behind Bars in America F. Prison Release and Reentry Challenges Chapter 26: Edward Rhine, The Present Status and Future Prospects of Parole Boards and Parole Supervision Chapter 27: Tom Le Bel and Shadd Maruna, Life on the Outside: Transitioning From Prison to the Community Chapter 28: Christy Visher and Jeremy Travis, The Characteristics of Prisoners Returning Home and Effective Reentry Programs and Policies G. The Death Penalty Chapter 29: Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker, Broken and Beyond Repair: The American Death Penalty and the Insuperable Obstacles to Reform Chapter 30: Franklin E. Zimring and David Johnson, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs: Four Destructive Influences of Capital Punishment on American Criminal Justice"

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Joan Petersilia is the Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. She is the author of When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry and coeditor, with James Q. Wilson, of Crime and Public Policy. Kevin R. Reitz is James Annenberg La Vea Land Grant Chair in Criminal Procedure Law at University of Minnesota Law School. He currently serves as Reporter for the American Law Institute's project to revise the sentencing and corrections articles of the Model Penal Code. He is coauthor, with Henry Ruth, of The Challenge of Crime: Rethinking Our Response.

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