Book Description
A valuable introductory treatment! This volume offers readers a concise yet thorough review of the correctional system. Policies, contexts, facilities, agencies, correctional clientele, programs, personnel, organization, and issues are covered in a reasonably priced, clearly written introduction to the complexities of corrections today.
From the Publisher
Consider these titles of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Thomas Ellsworth, Contemporary Community Corrections, Second Edition (ISBN 0881338834); Peter C. Kratcoski, Correctional Counseling and Treatment, Third Edition (ISBN 0881337722); Kenneth C. Haas and Geoffrey P. Alpert, The Dilemmas of Corrections: Contemporary Readings, Fourth Edition (ISBN 0881339822); and Michael Braswell, Tyler Fletcher and Larry Miller, Human Relations and Corrections, Fourth Edition (ISBN 088133975X).