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Introduction to Corrections

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February 2023 | 696 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
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Introduction to Corrections provides students with a comprehensive foundation of corrections that is practitioner-driven and grounded in modern research and theoretical origins. Experienced correctional practitioner, scholar, and author Robert D. Hanser shows students how the corrections system works, from classification, security, and treatment, to demonstrating how and why correctional practices are implemented. The Fourth Edition includes a special emphasis on the role of technology in each chapter; new topics on medical care in jail, female drug offenders, and controversies around the death penalty; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on correctional practices. Data and examples drawn from federal government documents, along with exercises that reinforce concepts in the text, further aid student learning.
 
PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF CORRECTIONS
 
Chapter 1: Early History of Punishment and the Development of Prisons in the United States
Prisoner Number One at Eastern State Penitentiary

 
Defining Corrections: A Variety of Possibilities

 
The Notion of Punishment and Corrections Throughout History

 
The Enlightenment and Correctional Reform

 
Punishment During Early American History: 1700s–1800s

 
The Age of the Reformatory in America

 
Prisons in America: 1900s to the End of World War II

 
Modern-Day Systems: Federal and State Inmate Characteristics

 
 
Chapter 2: Ideological and Theoretical Underpinnings to Sentencing and Correctional Policy
Doing Time & Choosing Yourself

 
Philosophical Underpinnings

 
Types of Sanctions

 
Sentencing Models

 
Criminological Theories and Corrections

 
 
Chapter 3: Correctional Law and Legal Liabilities
The Writ Writer

 
The Hands-Off Doctrine

 
The Emergence of Inmate Rights

 
Corrections and the Constitution

 
A Restrained Hands-On Perspective and Court Deference to Prisons

 
State and Federal Legal Liabilities

 
Compliance With Judicial Orders

 
 
PART II: CORRECTIONAL PRACTICES
 
Chapter 4: Jail and Detention Facilities
Learning the Ropes

 
Jails in the Past

 
The Modern Jail

 
Jails as Short-Term Institutions

 
Jails as Long-Term Facilities

 
Health Care in Jails

 
Jail Training Standards

 
Specialized Types of Jail Sentences

 
Special Issues in Jails

 
 
Chapter 5: Probation
Probation Officer Stress

 
A Brief History of Probation

 
Contemporary Probation: When the Jail Is Full

 
Characteristics of Probationers

 
The Administration of Probation

 
Probation Officers

 
Probation Revocation

 
 
Chapter 6: Intermediate Sanctions
Parenting While on Probation

 
Types of Intermediate Sanctions

 
Methods of Ensuring Compliance

 
Intermediate Sanctions in Different States

 
Contemporary Findings for Structured Sanctions

 
 
Chapter 7: Facility Design to Meet Security and Programming Needs
The Challenges of Design and Security

 
Prison Facility Designs Throughout History

 
The Rise of the Supermax

 
Accommodations for Inmates With Disabilities

 
Innovative Security Designs

 
Internal Security

 
Auxiliary Services and Physical Security

 
Technology Systems in Prisons

 
 
Chapter 8: Classification and Custody Levels
Reclassification of a Gang Member

 
History of Classification

 
Rationale for Classification

 
The Goals of Classification Systems

 
Elements of All Classification Systems

 
Special Housing Assignments

 
The Importance of Classification

 
 
Chapter 9: Prison Subculture and Prison Gang Influence
The Gang Is My Family; The Gang Is My Purpose

 
Theories of Prison Subculture

 
The Inmate Subculture of Modern Times

 
The Impact of the Inmate Subculture on Corrections Staff

 
Prisonization

 
The Guard Subculture

 
The Impact of Gangs Upon Prison Subculture

 
Major Prison Gangs in the United States

 
 
Chapter 10: Immigration Detention Centers
Deciding to Stay or Go

 
A History of Competing & Contradictory Objectives to Immigration Control

 
Current Organization & Implementation of Immigration Control

 
Jails and Immigration Detention

 
Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Program: A Form of ICE Community Supervision

 
Budgeting for ICE: Notable Concerns

 
Civil Rights Violations in Immigration Detention Facilities

 
 
Chapter 11: Female Offenders in Correctional Systems
A Mom Behind Bars

 
Female Offenders Behind Bars: A Detailed Look at Percentages and Rates

 
Rates of Women Held in State Prisons, in Local Jails, or on Community Supervision

 
History of Women Behind Bars

 
Women’s Reformatories in the Early 20th Century: A Feminist Perspective

 
Issues Related to the Modern-Day Female Offender Population

 
Considerations for Female Offenders

 
Conditions of Care for Female Offenders

 
Female Offenders and Treatment Implications

 
 
Chapter 12: Specialized Inmate Populations
Nae-Nae, a Transgender Woman Behind Bars

 
Administrative Considerations

 
Prison Subculture and Offenders With Special Needs

 
Offenders With Mental Illness

 
Sex Offenders

 
HIV/AIDS-Related Offenders

 
Older Offenders

 
 
Chapter 13: Juvenile Correctional Systems
A Game of Yahoo Gone Bad

 
History of Juvenile Corrections

 
Legal Precepts and Orientation of the Juvenile Justice System

 
Screening and Classification of Juvenile Offenders

 
Commonality of Juvenile as Victim of Prior Abuse

 
Female Juveniles in Custody

 
Juvenile Gang Members

 
Detention Versus Incarceration

 
Incarceration of Juveniles

 
Case Management, the Wraparound Model, Reentry Services, and Social Justice

 
 
Chapter 14: Correctional Administration
Sexual Harassment and Prison Culture

 
Federal Bureau of Prisons Administration

 
Correctional System Administration

 
Levels of Prison Management

 
Styles of Management

 
Management Versus Leadership

 
Women in Correctional Management

 
The Corrections Workforce

 
Creating and Leading Change in Correctional Agencies

 
Emergency Management

 
 
Chapter 15: Prison Programming
Roderick’s New Chapter

 
Medical Care

 
Food Service

 
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Programming

 
Educational Programs

 
Prison Work Programs

 
Substance Abuse Programs

 
Recreational Programs

 
Religious Programs

 
 
Chapter 16: Parole, Reentry, and Case Management
Making Parole

 
Parole and Parolee Characteristics

 
The Beginning History of Parole

 
Parole at the State Level

 
Parole as the Correctional Release Valve for Prisons

 
The Role of Institutional Parole Officers

 
Common Conditions of Parole

 
Reentry Initiatives

 
Violations of Parole, Parole Warrants, and Parole Revocation Proceedings

 
 
PART III: ISSUES AND TRENDS IN CORRECTIONS
 
Chapter 17: The Death Penalty
The Death Penalty Song

 
Constitutionality of the Death Penalty

 
Death Row Statistics

 
Methods of Execution

 
Arguments For and Against the Death Penalty

 
Brutalization Hypothesis

 
Correctional Aspects of the Death Penalty

 
 
Chapter 18: Program Evaluation, Evidence- Based Practices, and Future Trends in Corrections
Research-Based Funding Decisions for Rehabilitation in Thailand

 
Evaluation Research

 
Evidence-Based Practice

 
The Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Redirecting Correctional Practice Through Data-Driven Assessment and Evaluation

 
The Future of Corrections

 
 
Glossary
 
References
 
Index

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Key features
NEW TO THIS EDITION:
  • The new edition is available in Sage Vantage, an intuitive learning platform that integrates quality Sage textbook content with assignable multimedia activities and auto-graded assessments to drive student engagement and ensure accountability. Unparalleled in its ease of use and built for dynamic teaching and learning, Vantage offers customizable LMS integration and best-in-class support.
  • Updated information includes new legislation, statistics, examples, and topics, such as sentencing practices, technological innovations, and offenders with special needs.
  • New topics including the effects of realignment in California, medical care in jails, probation, compassionate prison design, female drug offenders, the treatment of HIV/AIDS in prisons, the use of reentry councils, and updated court decisions and controversies around the death penalty.
  • Themes related to social justice have been included to reflect more contemporary perspectives on the criminal justice system, in general, and the correctional system, in particular.
  • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic upon correctional practices and operations have been included in various chapters of this text.
KEY FEATURES:
  • Balanced coverage of research and practice offers students a comprehensive view of the field and evidence-based practices as they prepare for a career in corrections and/or the criminal justice system.
  • Assessment and classification from both institutional and community corrections perspectives offer students a well-rounded understanding of the field of corrections.
  • Exclusive Prison Tour and Inmate videos provide a view into the daily operations of the correctional facilities at Angola State Penitentiary and Richwood Correctional Center with commentary from correctional staff.
  • Engaging chapter-opening vignettes highlight important issues in corrections and allow students to understand the challenges corrections practitioners face each day.
  • Various issues associated with specialized offender typologies help students understand a variety of offenders they will encounter in the field, such as female offenders, geriatric offenders, mentally ill offenders, gang offenders, and others.
  • Focus Topic boxes delve into key topics in corrections by adding depth and detail, ensuring that the material reinforces the learning objectives for each chapter.
  • Applied Theory inserts bridge the connection between criminological theory and the actual daily operations of correctional facilities and highlight issues specific to the chapter from a theoretical perspective.
  • Technology and Equipment boxes showcase modern technology and equipment used in corrections and provide students with an additional glimpse of the practitioner’s world through the examination of the working tools of the trade.
  • Corrections and the Law sections highlight legal considerations in each chapter and demonstrate how the field of corrections is continuously changing.
  • What Would You Do? exercises at the close of each chapter provide students with an opportunity to engage critically with the material.
  • Cross-National Perspectives boxed features help students develop a global mindset using issues as they are addressed in nations around the world.
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