Corrections In The 21St Century ISE

PART 1 INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS 
1 Corrections: An Overview 
2 Corrections Today: Evidence-Based Corrections and Professionalism 
3 Sentencing: To Punish or to Reform? 


PART 2 COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS 
4 Probation: The Most Used Form of Punishment
5 Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections: Between Probation
and Incarceration 


PART 3 INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTIONS 
6 Jails: Front Door to Corrections
7 Prisons Today: Change Stations or Warehouses? 
8 Parole: Early Release and Reentry 


PART 4 THE PRISON WORLD 
9 The Staff World: Managing the Prison Population
10 The Client: Living Behind Bars 
11 The Legal World: Prisoners’ Rights 
12 Special Prison Populations: People in Prison With Substance Use Disorders, HIV/AIDS, Mental Illness, and the Elderly

Corrections in the 21st Century builds on the twin themes of evidence-based corrections and professionalism in corrections.  Corrections professionalism has garnered support from policymakers and respect from the public. Building on these critical foundations, the text examines contemporary real-world correctional practice, explores opportunities represented by new and developing corrections technologies, and points the students in the direction of the still-emerging ideal of corrections professionalism to equip them with the career skills needed to succeed in the field today. There is a thorough description of both traditional and progressive correctional ideology and a comprehensive overview of correctional practice, paired with a focus on the development of personal and social skills applicable to the corrections field. 


A foreword by Ryan Thornell, Director of the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation, and Reentry, provides a thought-provoking introduction to the text.