Introduction to Corrections

<p>Millions in our nation are under some type of judicial sanction with some individuals behind bars but the majority serving their sentences while living and working among us. <strong>Introduction to Corrections</strong> examines predominant issues related to the system of administering to offenders in the United States. Written in a simple concise style and enhanced with discussion questions and a list of key terms in each chapter this volume begins with an overview of the system and a historical review and then focuses on select issues including:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Sentencing goals and rationales and types of sentencing</li> <li>Noncustodial supervision including probation electronic monitoring home confinement halfway houses and offender registration</li> <li>Parole and postconfinement release</li> <li>Jail prison and jurisdictional differences in correction systems</li> <li>Challenges faced by corrections personnel including overcrowding health issues sexual assault in institutions and prison gangs</li> <li>Constitutional challenges to inmate controls</li> <li>Issues related to victims’ rights including federal and state funds and notification programs</li> <li>Correctional counseling perspectives and prevailing sociological theories</li> <li>Controversies surrounding capital punishment in the United States</li> <li>Juvenile corrections including probation parole and life sentences for minors</li> </ul><p>The evolution of corrections in the United States has spanned three centuries and has moved from an origin of basic community-based confinement to an extensive system that includes federal state local private and military facilities and programs. Examining diverse topics relevant to a range of professionals in the corrections community this book explores the functions of corrections as well as those who serve in the profession.</p>