Contemporary Corrections - A Critical Thinking Approach (Ruddell Rick (University of Regina))(Paperback / softback)

Contemporary Corrections: A Critical Thinking Approach introduces readers to the essential elements of the U.S. corrections system without drowning students in a sea of nonessential information. Unbiased and accessible, the text includes coverage of the history of corrections, alternatives to incarceration, probation/parole, race/ethnicity/gender issues in corrections, re-entry into the community, and more. The authors' unparalleled practical approach, reinforced by contemporary examples, illuminates the role corrections plays in our society. The authors have reinvigorated earlier work with additional content on international comparative data to increase our understanding of how prison officials in other nations have developed different types of responses to the problems that challenge every U.S. correctional administrator, a new chapter on correctional
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