Correctional Perspectives Views from Academics, Practitioners, and Prisoners [Paperback]

This anthology features twelve contemporary topical areas in corrections--chosen for the unique challenges which each presents to researchers, correctional practitioners, and prisoners.

Each topic is systematically examined from three different perspectives--academic, practitioner, and prisoner--for a total of thirty-six readings. Students compare each perspective and determine how they diverge or how they are similar.

The twelve topic areas are:
* Institutional Crowding
* Growth of Women Prisoners in Corrections
* Elements of Correctional Rehabilitation and Treatment
* HIV/AIDS in Corrections
* Prison Gangs
* Prison Violence
* Security Housing Units: The Supermax Prison
* Women Guarding Men
* Correctional Privatization
* Juveniles in Adult Corrections
* Capital Punishment: The Ultimate Penalty
* Release from Prison: Parole

Part I: Effects of Sentencing Changes
Chapter 1: Institutional Crowding
Academic Perspective: Challenging Beliefs About Prison Crowding,Gerald G. Gaes
Practitioner Perspective: A National Study of Correctional Administrator's Views on Prison Crowding,Michael S. Vaughn
Prisoner Perspective: Report From an Overcrowded Maze,Dannie M. Martin & Peter Y. Sussman
Chapter 2: Growth of Women Prisoners
Academic Perspective: Examining Trends in Female Incarceration,Meda Chesney-Lind
Practitioner Perspective: A Prison Superintendent's Perspective on Women in Prison,Elaine Lord
Lord provides details on issues women face during incarceration, and how the criminal justice system is responding differently to women offenders.
Ex-Prisoner Perspective: The Effect of the War on Drugs on Women Prisoners,Susan Dearing
Part II: Treatment of Offenders
Chapter 3: Elements of Correctional Rehabilitation
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