Corrections: A Critical Approach (3rd edition) confronts mass imprisonment in the United States, a nation boasting the highest incarceration rate in the... world. This statistic is all the more troubling considering that its correctional population is overrepresented by the poor, African-Americans, and Latinos. Not only throwing crucial light on matters involving race and social class, this book also identifies and examines the key social forces shaping penal practice in the US - politics, economics, morality, and technology. By attending closely to historical and theoretical development, the narrative takes into account both instrumental (goal-oriented) as well as expressive (cultural) explanations to sharpen our understanding of punishment and the growing reliance on incarceration. Covering five main areas of inquiry - penal context, penal populations, penal violence, penal process, and penal state - this book is essential reading for both undergraduate and graduate students interested in undertaking a critical analysis of penology.

Corrections and the Criminal Justice System is designed to help students understand corrections in relation to the entire criminal justice system. This... text begins with an overview of the field of criminal justice and covers the components of the criminal justice system that an offender must pass through prior to his/her corrections experience (police, courts, and sentencing). The second part of the text shows students how corrections is interconnected and related to the other aspects of the criminal justice system.

This book examines corrections not just from an academic view, but from those who are at the center of the system. It includes correctional history and... theory, yet concentrates on what professionals do, why they do it, and the challenges they face every day. Taking an insider’s view, this edition discusses the impact of budgetary challenges, alternatives to incarceration and updates to legal decisions. This book is fully updated to include the latest on: T his is just the standalone book. Problems solving courts (mental health) Evidence-based practices Staff recruitment and retention issues Private prisons Correctional technology Prisoner reentry  Some new features to this edition include: New! A new section on the impact of budgetary challenges New! A new section on alternatives to incarceration  New! Updated legal decisions This is a perfect resource for individuals and taxpayers interested in today's criminal justice system, and an understanding of how programs operate and how much they cost.

SAGE Congratulates Mary Stohr on receiving the 2009 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Founder's Award for outstanding contributions to criminal... justice education and ACJS! Corrections: A Text/Reader provides the best of both worlds- authored text sections with carefully selected accompanying readings that illustrate the questions and controversies surrounding the punishment, treatment, supervision, and management of individuals who have been accused of or convicted of criminal offenses. The articles, from leading journals in criminology and criminal justice, reflect both classic studies and state-of-the-art research, and often have a policy perspective that makes them more applied, less theoretical, and more interesting to both undergraduate and graduate students.Key FeaturesBegins with an introductory chapter that presents a succinct overview of Corrections, and briefly describes the organization and content of the book Features “How to Read a Research Article”-a perfect introduction to understanding how real-world research is organized and delivered in the journal literature-which precedes and is tied to the first reading in the bookIncludes a "mini-chapter” for each Section, with figures and tables that present basic concepts and provide a background for the Readings that followIntroduces students to cutting-edge research and classic studies of the corrections system by leading scholars in the field in carefully selected, edited research articlesProvides key terms, Web resources, and thought-provoking discussion questions for each Section, along with questions for each reading to help students develop their critical thinking skillsAccompanied by High Quality Ancillaries!Instructor Resources on CD include a test bank, PowerPoint slides for each section, classroom activities, and more. To request a copy, qualified adopters should contact SAGE Customer Care at 800-818-SAGE (7243) from 6am – 5pm, PT. A Student study site at www.sagepub.com/stohrstudy provides additional articles, self-study quizzes, e-flashcards, and more. Intended AudienceThis unique Text/Reader is primarily intended for undergraduate and graduate courses in correctionsTo learn about our Text/Readers across the criminology and criminal justice curriculum, please visit us at www.sagepub.com/crimtextreadersInterested in a text/ reader for another criminology or criminal justice here? Explore other titles in the series.

Corrections: A Text/Reader, Second Edition is designed for undergraduate and/or graduate corrections courses. Organized like a traditional corrections... text, it offers brief authored introductions in a mini-chapter format for each key Section, followed by carefully selected and edited original articles by leading scholars. This hybrid format – ensuring coverage of important material while emphasizing the significance of contemporary research - offers an excellent alternative which recognizes the impact and importance of new directions and policy in this field, and how these advances are determined by research.

"Jeanne Stinchcomb’s book makes an excellent contribution to the field of corrections serving as a substantial resource for those teaching corrections... and as a practical inspiration for those students who will ultimately lead the profession. Stinchomb carefully crafts a balanced perspective that presents a powerful argument for why corrections is an important and necessary part of our criminal justice system while at the same time cautioning that justice can only be served when corrections is implemented with integrity and held to the highest of professional standards....This book will dare those who care about corrections to move beyond the ease of accepting the status quo to optimistically embracing the greater challenges of implementing a just and effective system of corrections." – Faith E. Lutze, Ph.D., Washington State University Written by a master teacher with over a decade of experience in federal, state, and local justice agencies, this is the most comprehensive, yet affordable, corrections text on the market. Students will like everything about it – from the reasonable cost to the user-friendly narrative that keeps them engaged. Chapters are written with the passion of a former correctional trainer and administrator, while balancing both sides of every issue. Based on proven concepts of instructional design, the narrative features: measurable learning outcomes that are placed strategically throughout the chapters material is presented in a "building-block" method designed to enhance learning "Close-up on Corrections" boxes reinforce content with real-life stories and examples. Realistic insights are provided into virtually every aspect of the "correctional conglomerate" – from the impact of sentencing policies to the effects of institutional life and the difficulties of re-entry. Unlike most other texts, an entire chapter is devoted to the correctional workforce – which gives students insights into the challenges as well as rewards of such employment. Best of all for the instructor, the book’s flexibility and supplemental material make it a breeze to use in the classroom. Electronic versions are available for online and hybrid courses, and it is customizable in inexpensive paperback form. The instructor’s manual, written entirely by the Author of the text itself, includes over 500 high-quality test questions directly correlated with each learning outcome featured in the text, along with annotated websites, teaching tips, and powerpoint slides.

The 12th edition of Corrections in America has been the premier text for introductory corrections in the last third of a century. It is the longest... continuously published work on corrections in the nation. Its clarity and well-designed learning features continue to make it a favorite of instructors and students alike. Some of the key features include:   - The # 1 book in the market since the 1970s! - The STANDARD of corrections - All SUPPLEMENTS are done by authors - Balanced Approach - current and past research, theory & practice - Systems Approach - exploring each element of corrections as an integrated series of people, programs, & processes - Unbiased presentation of corrections' most controversial issues   This is an excellent reference for anyone currently working in the corrections field!

Corrections in America has been the best-selling text in the field since the 1970s. The 13th edition continues its established tradition of... comprehensive, student-friendly coverage with extensive supplemental material. It covers virtually all aspects of corrections, including its history, prisons in the present, correctional ideologies, sentencing and legal issues, alternatives to imprisonment, institutional corrections, and correctional clients. Freshly updated, this new edition includes research and issues important today, such as the recent decline in prison populations. Effective photos and figures provide a visual learning experience that presents complex data in a very simple and readable manner.

 C orrections in America has been the best-selling text in the field since the 1970s. The 13th edition continues its established tradition of... comprehensive, student-friendly coverage with extensive supplemental material. It covers virtually all aspects of corrections, including its history, prisons in the present, correctional ideologies, sentencing and legal issues, alternatives to imprisonment, institutional corrections, and correctional clients. Freshly updated, this new edition includes research and issues important today, such as the recent decline in prison populations. Effective photos and figures provide a visual learning experience that presents complex data in a very simple and readable manner.   ISBN 0133024385/  9780133024388 Corrections in America: An Introduction Plus NEW MyCJLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package, 13/e Package Contains: 0132726777 / 9780132726771 Corrections in America: An Introduction 013286035X /9780132860352  NEW MyCJLab with Pearson eText -- Access Card -- for Corrections in America: An Introduction

This text is designed for college entry level classes in the study of California’s correctional system. It presents a detailed account of the... history and current procedures in both adult and juvenile probation, in local jails, in the State’s prison system, and in state parole, both at the adult and juvenile levels. It is purposefully devoid of esoteric theories, laborious research studies, and meaningless statistics, but is replete with relevant information and supporting photographs, many of which were taken by the author over a period of many years.

Corrections in the 21st Century uses a practical approach to introduce students to the ideas and practices characteristic of modern corrections while... equipping them with the skills necessary to succeed in the field. Its approach to corrections includes a thorough description of correctional ideology, a comprehensive overview of correctional practice, and the development of personal skills applicable to the corrections field. The text's central theme throughout is professionalism in corrections. The fifth edition offers an enhanced the theme of evidence-based corrections as a way of measuring the effectiveness of corrections policies and practices. Utilizing the latest data, up-to-the-minute news, and cutting-edge technological developments, students learn to be an effective and ethical corrections professional in today's interdependent world.