It is designed for use both in college courses and in inservice training programs related to corrections. Much of the text also applies to courses dealing with police management and supervision. Basic concepts of correctional supervision are discussed, including the unique aspects of the correctional organization, the objectives of correctional superivison, and the competencies required of a supervisor. The text cites characteristics of American correctional workers and notes such current trends as the larger numbers of younger and better educated persons entering the field. Administration is differentiated from management, and the origins of both the supervisory manager and the line supervisor roles are traced. A chapter on organizational theory reviews authority-based theories, the scientific management approach, and other theories which have affected corrections. Another chapter explores the problems of motivating and directing correctional policy, including the transition beginning in 1974 from the medical model to the justice model. The book discusses changes in correctional administration that have resulted from the civil and human rights movement of the 1950's and 60's in chapters on the evolution of adult correctional law, focusing especially on offender and employee rights. The role of the correctional supervisor in preventive correctional law and in juvenile correctional law is delineated. The essentials of effective verbal, nonverbal, and written communication are explained, and means of developing the potential of supervisors through education and training are discussed. The text outlines routine and emergency custody procedures to be followed by correctional supervisors. Figures, forms, chapter footnotes and reference lists, and review and discussion questions for each chapter are provided. Four appendixes present (1) a description of the personnel evaluation and promotion system for corrections personnel in Orange County, Fla,; (2) an outline of the 160-hour training program required by the Florida Correctional Standards Council; (3) an intermediate supervisor's course for correctional personnel; and (4) a sample lesson plan, test questions, and a handout on the subject of organization. An author index, a subject index, and a bibliography listings 179 references are provided.