Introduction to corrections /

Introduction to corrections / authors, David H. McElreath ... [et al.]. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, 2011. - xviii, 273 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An overview of corrections -- Corrections : a historical view -- Sentencing -- History and process of probation and non-custodial supervision -- History and process of parole and post-confinement release -- Jails -- Correctional systems and institutions -- Prison life -- Current issues and problems facing corrections -- Inmate rights and correctional law -- Victims rights -- Correctional counseling -- Capital punishment -- Juvenile corrections.

9781439860137 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2011021606


Corrections--United States.

HV9471 / .I65 2011

365/.973