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For the Introduction to Corrections course An easy-to-use, easy-to-teach, comprehensive overview of the field of correctionsBased on its established tradition of comprehensive, student-friendly coverage with extensive supplemental material, Corrections in America has been the best-selling text in the field for over 40 years. It covers virtually all aspects of corrections, including its history, prisons in the present, correctional ideologies, sentencing and legal issues, alternatives to imprisonment, institutional corrections, and correctional clients. This new edition includes expanded coverage of contemporary issues, including juvenile facilities, state and federal prisons, and security threats and gangs. Photos and figures provide a visual learning experience that presents complex data in a very simple and readable manner. Key words, review questions, definitions and objective-based summaries make instruction more focused, and help students master the materials. ¿ Also available with MyCJLab This title is also available with MyCJLab—an online homework, tutorial, and assessment program designed to work with this text to engage students and improve results. This powerful homework and test manager lets you create, import, and manage online homework assignments, quizzes, and tests that are automatically graded. You can choose from a wide range of assignment options, including time limits, proctoring, and maximum number of attempts allowed. The bottom line: MyLab means less time grading and more time teaching. NOTE: You are purchasing a standalone product; MyCJLab does not come packaged with this content. If you would like to purchase both the physical text and MyCJLab search for ISBN-10: 0134099664/ISBN-13: 9780134099668. That package includes ISBN-10: 0133591212/ISBN-13: 9780133591217 and ISBN-10: 0133895173/ISBN-13: 9780133895179. MyCJLab should only be purchased when required by an instructor.

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Author:   Harry Allen ,  Edward Latessa ,  Bruce Ponder
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   14th edition
Dimensions:   Width: 22.00cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 28.50cm
Weight:   1.315kg
ISBN:  

9780133591217

ISBN 10:   0133591212
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   09 February 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780135776759
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Brief Contents Acknowledgments xvii About the authors xix Part 1 Historical Perspectives 1 1. Early History (2000 b.c. to a.d. 1800) 2 2. Prisons (1800 to the Present) 26 3. Correctional Ideologies: The Pendulum Swings 48 4. The Sentencing and Appeals Process 68 Part 2 Alternatives to Imprisonment 95 5. Probation 96 6. Diversion and Intermediate Sanctions 120 Part 3 Institutional Corrections 155 7. Custody Functions 156 8. Security Threat Groups and Prison Gangs 180 9. Management and Treatment Functions 192 10. Jails and Detention Facilities 216 11. State and Local Prison Systems 238 12. The Federal System 256 13. Private-Sector Systems 278 14. The Death Penalty 296 15. Parole and Reentry 320 Part 4 Correctional Clients 347 16. Inmate and Ex-Offender Rights 348 17. Male Offenders 374 18. Female Offenders 392 19. Juvenile Offenders 416 20. Facilities for Juveniles 438 21. Special-Category Offenders 456 Glossary 493 Author index 507 Subject index

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Harry E. Allen is Professor Emeritus in the Justice Studies Department at San Jose State University. Before joining San Jose State University in 1978, he served as director of the Program for the Study of Crime and Delinquency at Ohio State University. Previously, he served as executive secretary of the Governor’s Task Force on Corrections for the State of Ohio after teaching at Florida State University in the Department of Criminology and Corrections. Edward J. Latessa received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1979 and is a professor and director of the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Latessa has published over 140 works in the area of criminal justice, corrections, and juvenile justice. He is coauthor of eight books, including Corrections in the Community and Corrections in America. Professor Latessa has directed over 150 funded research projects, including studies of day reporting centers, juvenile justice programs, drug courts, prison programs, intensive supervision programs, halfway houses, and drug programs. He and his staff have also assessed over 600 correctional programs throughout the United States, and he has provided assistance and workshops in over 45 states. Dr. Latessa served as president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (1989—1990). Bruce S. Ponder grew up in part on the raj of the Maharaja of Dharbhanaga and in Europe. He was a professional race car driver in the 1970s, winning major competitions including the “12 Hours of Sebring” (1972). He was formally trained in political science, computer information systems, and computer sciences. He also studied terrorism extensively and team-taught in-service training programs at the Southern Police Institute. Currently,he is Internet coordinator/online course developer and team instructor in a variety of courses at the Justice Administration Department at the University of Louisville, particularly in terrorism, intelligence and homeland security, and corrections.

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