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Corrections : the essentials
- Author
- Stohr, Mary K. (Mary Katherine), 1958-
- Title
- Corrections : the essentials / Mary K. Stohr, Anthony Walsh.
- Format
- Book
- Published
- Los Angeles : SAGE, c2012.
- Description
- xvii, 311 p. ; col. ill. 26 cm.
- Other contributors
- Walsh, Anthony, 1941-
- Other titles
- Corrections.
- Notes
- "Rev. ed. of: Corrections : a text/reader / [edited by] Mary Stohr, Anthony Walsh, Craig Hemmens. c2009." Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-297) and index.
- Contents
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- The philosophical and ideological underpinnings of corrections
- A history of corrections
- Correctional history: reforms and themes
- Sentencing: the application of punishment
- Jails
- Probation and community corrections
- Prisons
- Parole and prisoner reentry
- The correctional experience for staff
- Women and corrections
- Minorities and corrections
- Juveniles and corrections
- Legal issues in corrections
- Correctional programming and treatment
- Corrections in the 21st century.
- Subject headings
- Corrections--United States. Criminal justice, Administration of--United States. Punishment--United States.
- ISBN
- 9781412986991 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 1412986990 (pbk. : acid-free paper)