Corrections in the United States: A Contemporary Perspective
Dean J. Champion
ISBN: | 9780130867612 |
Publisher: | Prentice Hall |
Published: | 12 May, 2000 |
Format: | Hardcover |
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Corrections in the United States: A Contemporary Perspective
Dean J. Champion
For one-semester, undergraduate/graduate introductory corrections courses.Comprehensive in scope and contemporary in perspective, this introduction to corrections in the U.S. covers the history, functions, types, and issues of jails and prisons. It explains parole and community-based corrections programs; surveys various aspects of corrections personnel; and explores the special issues of women and juveniles in relation to the system. Up-to-date material, and legal cases affecting correctional law and institutional corrections, provide students with broad coverage of both institutional and community corrections, probation, and parole.
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