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Textbook Details
By Steven E. Barkan, Michael Rocque, and Amber L. Beckley
- Published
- June 2025
- Discipline
- Criminal Justice Textbooks
- ISBN (Digital)
- 979-8-88794-475-3
Brief Table of Contents
- Part 1: Corrections in Context
- Chapter 1: Prologue: American Corrections Today
- Chapter 2: A Brief History of Corrections
- Chapter 3: Sentencing and Risk Assessment
- Part 2: The Practice of Corrections
- Chapter 4: Jails and Pretrial Detention
- Chapter 5: Probation and Intermediate Sanctions
- Chapter 6: Prisons
- Chapter 7: Parole and Reentry
- Part 3: Incarceration
- Chapter 8: The Prison Experience
- Chapter 9: Correctional Programs and Services
- Chapter 10: Women and Gender in Prison
- Chapter 11: Special Populations in Corrections
- Part 4: Special Topics in Corrections
- Chapter 12: The Death Penalty
- Chapter 13: Juvenile Corrections
- Chapter 14: Epilogue: The Future of American Corrections