Criminal Justice

Corrections: The Fundamentals provides a concise, compelling narrative perspective on American corrections practices & policies. Based on the author’s more than 25 years of research and work inside jails and prisons, Corrections: The Fundamentals describes in detail the people and systems that make up the twenty-first century corrections system.

Concise introduction to corrections—Divided into four main parts: History, Systems, Prisoners, and Alternatives.

~ Provides students and instructors with a brief text that covers the entire scope of the corrections system.

Chapter on comparative corrections—Compares and contrasts the corrections system in the United States to corrections systems in other countries.

~ Gives students an international view of corrections systems.

Topical commentaries from recognized corrections authorities throughout the text—Including Sister Helen Prejean, James Q. Wilson, Marc Mauer and Wilbert Rideau.

~ Provides students with expert insights and multiple perspectives on corrections issues.

Practical, real life examples throughout.

~ Helps students understand the theories and ideas presented in the text in a real world context.

Part I: HISTORY.

1. Early Punishments.

2. The Penitentiary and the 1800s.

3. Twentieth-Century Corrections Systems.

4. Ideologies and Sentencing.

Part II: SYSTEMS.

5. Jails.

6. State and Federal Prisons.

7. Management and Custody.

8. Corrections Policies and Issues.

Part III: Prisoners.

9. Male and Female Prisoners.

10. Prison Life.

11. Special Needs Prisoners.

12. Prisoners’ Rights.

Part IV: Alternatives.

13. Rehabilitation.

14. Parole and Release from Prison.

15. Probation and Community Corrections.

16. Contrasting Philosophies: American and International Corrections Today.

Introduction to Corrections  (Criminal Justice)

Instructor's Manual
Foster
©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 100 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131703110 | ISBN-13: 9780131703117

Test Item File
Foster
©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 152 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131703102 | ISBN-13: 9780131703100

TestGen
Foster
©2006 | Prentice Hall | Software | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131703129 | ISBN-13: 9780131703124
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Student Study Guide
Foster
©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 204 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131703048 | ISBN-13: 9780131703049
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Allyn & Bacon Digital Media Archive for Criminal Justice, Version 2.0
Allyn & Bacon
©2003 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0205380980 | ISBN-13: 9780205380985

Allyn & Bacon Introduction to Criminal Justice Study Site (Open access), 2/E
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Prentice Hall | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205493424 | ISBN-13: 9780205493425
URL:  http://www.abintrocriminaljustice.com

Careers in Criminal Justice CD-ROM
Prentice Hall
©2006 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131195131 | ISBN-13: 9780131195134
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CourseCompass (5.0) Instructor Quick Start Guide
Allyn & Bacon & Longman
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205531709 | ISBN-13: 9780205531707

Crime Time Special Edition: Patrolling Terror, 7/E
Barber
©2008 | Prentice Hall | DVD | Instock
ISBN-10: 013615736X | ISBN-13: 9780136157366
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Criminal Justice Simulations, 10/E
Schmalleger
©2009 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0135137888 | ISBN-13: 9780135137888
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Criminal Justice Simulations Brief, CD-ROM
Schmalleger
©2008 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 0132252228 | ISBN-13: 9780132252225
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Criminal Justice Systems Chart, 6/E
Prentice Hall
©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 1 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131701614 | ISBN-13: 9780131701618
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Criminal Justice in New York, 2004-2005 Update (Valuepack Item Only)
Jones-Brown
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 96 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205440444 | ISBN-13: 9780205440443

Criminal Justice in North Carolina (Valuepack Item Only)
Jackson
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 48 pp | Out of Stock
ISBN-10: 0205440428 | ISBN-13: 9780205440429

Criminal Justice in Ohio, 2004-2005 Update (Valuepack Item Only)
Williams & King
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 020544041X | ISBN-13: 9780205440412

Criminal Justice in Pennsylvania, 2004-2005 Update (Valuepack item only), 2/E
Misko
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205437133 | ISBN-13: 9780205437139

Criminal Justice in West Virginia, 2004-2005 Update (Valuepack item only)
Barkan
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205440436 | ISBN-13: 9780205440436

Criminal Justice, Evaluating Online Resources with Research Navigator, 2004
Payton
©2005 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131844601 | ISBN-13: 9780131844605

Ethics in Criminal Justice, A Scenario Based CD-ROM, 9/E
Prentice Hall
©2007 | Prentice Hall | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 013204398X | ISBN-13: 9780132043984
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Online Resource Guide for Law Enforcement
Dees
©2002 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 288 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130186856 | ISBN-13: 9780130186850
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TIME: Criminal Justice, Special Edition
Time Magazine & Inc.
©2004 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 48 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131174576 | ISBN-13: 9780131174573

Themes of the Times for Criminal Justice (Valuepack Item Only), 2/E
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 80 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0205509959 | ISBN-13: 9780205509959

Themes of the Times for Criminology (Valuepack item only), 2/E
Allyn & Bacon
©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 96 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 020551183X | ISBN-13: 9780205511839

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