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Hanser, Robert D.

Introduction to corrections / Robert D. Hanser. - Los Angeles : SAGE Publications, c2013. - xxxiii, 558 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 28 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 523-533) and index.

Early history and evolution of punishment and corrections -- The development of prisons in the United States -- Ideological and theoretical underpinnings to corrections -- Correctional law and legal liabilities -- Jail and detention facilities -- Probation -- Intermediate sanctions -- Correctional facilities -- Classification and custody levels -- Prison subculture and prison gang influence -- Female offenders in correctional systems -- Specialized inmate populations -- Juvenile correctional systems -- Correctional administration -- Prison education, work, and basic services and programming -- Therapeutic, recreational and religious programming -- Parole and reintegration -- The death penalty -- Program evaluation, evidence-based practices, and future trends in corrections.

ISBN: 9781412975667 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2012017344

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Corrections.
Corrections--United States.

LC Class. No.: HV8665 / .H36 2013

Dewey Class. No.: 364.6