NCJ Number: 48527
Title: CORRECTIONS IN AMERICA - AN INTRODUCTION, 2D ED.
Author(s): H E ALLEN; C E SIMONSEN
Corporate Author: Glencoe Publishing Co, Inc
Date Published: 1978
Page Count: 592
Sponsoring Agency: Glencoe Publishing Co, Inc
Sale Source: Glencoe Publishing Co, Inc
Type: Instructional Material
Language: English
Country: United States of America
Annotation: THIS TEXTBOOK, DIRECTED TOWARD STUDENTS IN THE FIELD OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE, REVIEWS THE ORIGIN, DEVELOPMENT AND CURRENT STATUS OF CORRECTIONS IN AMERICA, DEALING EQUALLY WITH THE SYSTEMS, PROCESSES, AND PEOPLE INVOLVED.
Abstract: INTRODUCTORY CHAPTERS PRESENT HISTORICAL DATA AND TRACE ATTITUDE DEVELOPMENT TOWARD PUNISHMENT. THEN THE LAW AND ITS CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENDERS AND OFFENSES ARE EXAMINED. A BASIC STUDY OF THE COURT SYSTEM, SENTENCING AND APPELLATE REVIEW PRECEDES A SECTION ANALYZING THE CORRECTIONAL PROCESS IN ITS INDIVIDUAL PARTS -- PROBATION, IMPRISONMENT, AND PAROLE. THE RIGHTS OF THE CONVICTED CRIMINAL ARE EXAMINED REGARDING RIGHTS IN CONFINEMENT, THE USE OF FORCE, THE DEATH PENALTY, AND THE RIGHTS OF EX-OFFENDERS. A SECTION OF THE TEXT CONSIDERS THE CORRECTIONAL CLIENT USING THE FOLLOWING BREAKDOWNS: MALE OFFENDERS, FEMALE OFFENDERS, JUVENILE DELINQUENTS, AND SPECIAL CATEGORY OFFENDERS. CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION IS ANALYZED IN TERMS OF ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES, ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS, CUSTODY, AND TREATMENT. FINALLY, THE TEXT FOCUSES ON CORRECTIONAL SYSTEMS. THE BASIC STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION, QUALITY, AND EFFICIENCY OF JAILS AND DETENTION CENTERS, STATE AND FEDERAL PRISON SYSTEMS, AND COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS ARE EVALUATED. THE CONCLUDING CHAPTER DISCUSSES THE ROLE OF CORRECTIONS IN A CLIMATE OF SOCIAL CHANGE, PROPOSED ALTERNATIVES TO THE PRESENT SYSTEM, THE IMPACT OF RESEARCH, AND CURRENT AND FUTURE TRENDS. INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS IN THE TEXT END WITH BRIEF SUMMARIES OF THE MATERIAL, REVIEW QUESTIONS, AND SUGGESTED READING LISTS. A GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND AN INDEX ARE PROVIDED. (DAG)
Index Term(s): Correctional institutions (adult); Correctional institutions (juvenile); Correctional organization; Course materials; Female offenders; Juvenile inmates; Male offenders; Parole; Prisoner's rights; Probation
Note: GLENCOE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERIES
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