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Corrections / Custody
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Exploring Corrections: A Book of Readings
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Correctional Administration: Integrating Theory and Practice
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 Corrections
In The United States
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The Publisher
This book has the following unique features:
 | Complete discussion of presentence investigation reports, their
functions, and preparation |
| Comprehensive discussion of juvenile corrections, including
intermediate punishment alternatives |
| Examination in inmate classification and screening mechanisms for risk
and needs assessment |
| Comprehensive discussion of community corrections, including uses of
volunteers and paraprofessionals |
| Test bank, inclusive glossary, up-to-date bibliography, questions for
review at chapter ends, and suggested readings |
| Discussion of key federal and state corrections cases relating to
probation and parole revocation |
| Examination of major sentencing systems and their implications for
offender processing |
| Elaborate examination of women's prisons, their history and evolution,
and key female inmate issues |
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 Probation
and Parole: Theory and Practice
From
The Publisher
Based on the author's extensive experience as a senior New York State parole
officer, this book features in-the-trenches practitioner's insights
of the complex, “real” world of probation and parole. Comprehensive in
approach, it explores the cutting-edge of both practice and theory
with regard to all aspects of adult and juvenile probation,
institutions, and parole—and highlights the current controversial issues.
Includes actual materials (reports, forms, and narratives) encountered in
the field of juvenile and adult probation and parole agencies throughout the
country. Coverage ranges from history and administration; to sentencing and
the presentence investigation; juvenile court, probation, institutions, and
aftercare; prisons and community-based corrections; the indeterminate
sentence and punishments; parole administration and services; theory and
practice of rehabilitation; parole supervision; special problems and
programs; and probation and parole in the Twenty- First Century. For those
involved in Probation and Parole and Community Corrections. |
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 Probation,
Parole and Community Corrections
Synopsis
Focusing on the
processes, institutions, and administration of community corrections, this
textbook treats the elements of criminal and juvenile justice as
inter-relating parts of whole systems. The political and economic
determinants of corrections policies are emphasized. Chapters focus on the
goals of community corrections, the function of the investigative report,
the history and theory of probation, probation programs, jails and prisons,
parole and parolees, parole programs, probation and parole organizations and
operations, officer roles, theories of offender treatment, supervision,
juvenile probation and parole, and the evaluation of programs. Champion
teaches at Texas A&M International University. Annotation c. Book News,
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