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Introduction to Corrections

NCJ Number
183431
Author(s)
Cliff Roberson Ph.D.
Date Published
1997
Length
558 pages
Annotation
This text discusses the stages of criminal justice administration that occur after an individual has been convicted of crime, with emphasis on punishment and the use of punishment and sanctions to prevent and/or control crime.
Abstract
Written for introductory corrections courses that focus on both adult and juvenile court dispositions, the text covers how correctional subsystems function within the larger umbrella of the criminal justice system. The first chapter examines the history and philosophy of corrections, purposes of punishment and sanctions, criminogenic factors in society, and rehabilitation. The second chapter considers the sentencing process in terms of determinate and indeterminate sentencing, the judicial process for misdemeanants and felons, and the judicial process for juveniles. The third chapter deals with prisonization, career criminals, violent criminals, juvenile offenders, elderly criminals, female criminals, and gender bias. The fourth chapter addresses alternatives to incarceration, such as diversion, shock incarceration, and community service. Subsequent chapters look at probation, jails, inmates and the prison routine, institutional procedures in prison, juvenile corrections, special applications of detention and corrections, capital punishment, prisoner rights, innovations in corrections, and corrections as a career field. Appendixes provide supplemental information on national corrections policies ratified by the American Correctional Association and on the legal status of prisoners as outlined in standards of the American Bar Association. Endnotes, figures, and photographs