The book focuses on all forms of community-based correctional programs from probation to electronic monitoring, house arrest, day treatment, boot camp, and fines. The book is organized in two parts: The Community Corrections Continuum and Case Management and Supervision. The book provides a thorough overview of probation and probation supervision; a separate chapter on the mentally ill and sex offenders, including case management issues; examples of actual treatment programs, including first-person testimony of offenders and community corrections workers; and the latest legislation and current trends toward community protection and harsh sanctions. The book also discusses problems and needs of drug- and alcohol-abusing offenders; problems and needs of female offenders; programs for juveniles; community courts; and control and public safety issues with regard to offender supervision. Chapters include summaries, key words and concepts, questions for discussion, and suggestions for further reading. Notes, references, tables, figures, index