American corrections - Clear, Todd R.; Cole, George F.; Reisig, Michael D. (Belmont, California Wadsworth, Cengage Learning, 2013)
The corrections system. -- The early history of correctional thought and practice. -- The history of corrections in America. -- The punishment of offenders. -- The law of corrections. -- The correctional client. -- Jails: detention and short-term incarceration. -- Probation. -- Intermediate sanctions and community corrections. -- Incarceration. -- The prison experience. -- Incarceration of women. -- Institutional management. -- Institutional programs. -- Release from incarceration. -- Making it: supervision in the community. -- Corrections for juveniles. -- Incarceration trends. -- Race, ethnicity, and corrections. -- The death penalty. -- Community justice. -- American corrections: looking forward.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Corrections -- United States; Prisons -- United States