BRIEF CONTENTS

part 1: INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS

• Chapter 1: Corrections: An Overview
• Chapter 2: Punishments: A Brief History
• Chapter 3: Sentencing: To Punish or to Reform?

part 2: COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS

• Chapter 4: Diversion and Probation: How Most Offenders are Punished
• Chapter 5: Intermediate Sanctions: Between Probation and Incarceration

part 3: INSTITUTIONAL CORRECTIONS

• Chapter 6: Jails: Way Stations Along the Justice Highway
• Chapter 7: Prisons Today: Change Stations or Warehouses?
• Chapter 8: Parole: Early Release and Reentry

part 4: THE PRISON WORLD

• Chapter 9: The Staff World: Managing the Prison Population
• Chapter 10: The Inmate World: Living Behind Bars
• Chapter 11: The Legal World: Prisoners' Rights
• Chapter 12: Special Prison Populations: The Elderly, HIV/AIDS, and the Mentally Challenged

part 5: ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS

• Chapter 13: Prison Issues and Concerns: Security, Privatization, Technology, and Accreditation
• Chapter 14: The Victim: Helping Those in Need
• Chapter 15: Death: The Ultimate Sanction
• Chapter 16: Juvenile Corrections: End of an Era?
• Chapter 17: Professionalism in Corrections

Appendix: Careers in Corrections

Endnotes

Glossary

Credits

Case Index

Author/Subject Index