NCJ Number
35245
Date Published
1976
Length
361 pages
Annotation
THIS COLLEGE-LEVEL TEXTBOOK FOCUSES ON THE DEVELOPMENT, ORGANIZATION, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CORRECTIONS SYSTEMS.
Abstract
MAJOR TOPICS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: THE HISTORY OF PUNISHMENT AND CORRECTION; THE DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN CORRECTIONS; THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION OF THE PRISON; JUVENILE CORRECTIONS; CORRECTIONAL LAW; PROBATION AND COMMUNITY BASED CORRECTIONS; PAROLE; AND THE FUTURE OF CORRECTIONS.