eBook Corrections The Essentials, 1st Edition by Melissa Burek, Steven lab, Michael Buerger

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Table of Contents Chapter 1. The History and Development of Corrections Defining Corrections The Earliest Responses The Early Middle Ages Feudalism and the Later Middle Ages Middle Ages to 1800 ... The Era of the Penitentiary The Pennsylvania System The Auburn System The Beginnings of Modern Community Corrections The Era of Reform The Era of Industry The Era of Rehabilitation The Era of Retribution The Era of Reentry History of Incarceration for Women The Custodial Model The Reformatory Model Women's Corrections Since the 1930s Summary Chapter 2. Correctional Systems Local Corrections Country Corrections Jails Jail Design State Corrections Prison Models Prison Security Levels Federal Corrections Types of Federal Prisons Growth in Federal Corrections Private Corrections Summary Chapter 3. Correctional Rationales Theoretical Schools of Thought The Classical School The Positivistic School Intersections and Change Retribution Deterrence Incapacitation Rehabilitation Diversion Restorative Justice Summary Chapter 4. Institutional Corrections Introduction Life Behind Bars Adapting to the Prison Life Prior to the 1970s Prison Life in the late 20th, early 21st Centuries Women and Prison Life Pro-Social Adjustment to Prison Life Inmate Rights History and Background Types of Litigation Implication of the Prisoners' Rights Movement Special Offender Populations Inmates and HIV/AIDS Inmates and Substance Use Aging and Elderly Inmates Inmates and Mental Illness Correctional Officers Rank and Responsibilities to Ensure Safety and Security Types of Correctional Officers Women as Correctional Officers Problems Faced by Correctional Officers Relationships between Correctional Officers and Inmates Prison Issues Crowding Prison Violence and Prison Discipline Institutional Corrections and Technology Summary Chapter 5. Community Corrections Introduction Probation History and Foundations Presentence Investigation Process and the Probation Decision Probation Conditions The Probation Officer Role Probation Caseloads Intermediate Sanctions Intensive Supervision Probation Home Confinement Electronic Monitoring Halfway Houses or Community Residential Centers Day Reporting Centers Boot Camps Other Community Sanctions Economic Sanctions Fines Community Service Determining the Appropriate Sanction Principles of Effective Classification Intermediate Sanctions and Widening the Net Conclusion Chapter 6. Parole and Reentry Word of Honor Predecessors to Parole Australia and Alexander Maconochie The Irish Penal System and Sir Walter Crofton Parole in the United States The Elmira Reformatory Justifications For and Against Parole Dual Meaning of Parole Characteristics of Parole Boards The Parole Release Decision Parole Guidelines Conditions of Release Parole Officers and Parolees Parole Revocation Process Other Mechanisms of Release from Prison and Sentence Reductions Reentry Barriers and Challenges to Reentry Reentry Programming and Services Evidence-Based Practices to Reentry Conclusion Chapter 7. Juvenile Corrections Introduction Early History Houses of Refuge Reformatories Institutions for Females The New Juvenile System Juvenile Institutional Corrections Today Detention Centers Training Schools Other Placements Institutional Life Victimization Inmate Misconduct Racial/Ethnic Tension Mental Health and Co-occurring Disorders Community Corrections Probation Intensive Probation Supervision Home Confinement Balanced Probation Restitution Restorative Justice Aftercare Issues in Community Corrections Summary Chapter 8. Correctional Effectiveness Deterrence Incapacitation The Collective Incapacitation of Imprisonment The Selective Incapacitation of Imprisonment Rehabilitation The "What Works" Argument Risk, Need, and Responsivity Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions Rehabilitation Summary Summary [Show More]

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