Corrections: The Essentials - Softcover

Stohr, Mary K.; Walsh, Anthony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1483372243 ISBN 13: 9781483372242

Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc, 2015

Synopsis

This book includes the usual topics typically found in corrections textbooks, from the history and development of correctional institutions, to the future of corrections. The book's brevity makes it an excellent core textbook that can easily be supplemented with additional reading materials. New to this Edition: *Two new chapters on Ethics and the Death Penalty *Topic coverage added are: restorative justice, the elderly, mental illness, transgendered inmates, Native Americans, and correctional programming. *Perspective from a Practitioner essay feature added to each chapter. Guests would be experts on particular topics, such as practitioners, ex-offenders, inmates, and professors. *Added Ethical Issues boxes that present a scenario and ask the student "What Would You Do?"

About this title

Review:

“This is an outstanding primer that students of criminal justice, psychology, sociology, criminology, and social work, working in corrections, cannot be without.  A must read that is concise and understandable by all regardless of background!” (Joel L. Carr, Ph.D., LCSW, LPC)

“The material is presented in a very clear and concise manner.  The book is written in a manner that is highly organized.” (Lisa M. Carter)

“I like this book, it offers a good introduction to new students and informs the reader of current, and recent, developments in correctional services.” (Dr. Andy Bain)

“It covers the material with great insight and allows my students to purchase a text at a reasonable cost with all of the resources and tools available.” (Joe Marinello, MA, CCFC, QMHP)

“Low cost, well organized, thorough yet concise.” (Caryn E. Saxon)

About the Author:

Mary K. Stohr is a Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University. She received a PhD (1990) in political science, with specializations in criminal justice and public administration, from Washington State University. Many moons ago, and before she earned her graduate degrees, she worked as a correctional officer and then as a counselor in an adult male prison in Washington State. Professor Stohr has published over 80 academic works in the areas of correctional organizations and operation, correctional personnel, inmate needs and assessment, program evaluation, gender, and victimization. Her books, with others, include The American Prison (with Cullen and Jonson); Corrections: The Essentials (with Walsh); Correctional Assessment, Casework and Counseling (with Walsh); Corrections: A Text Reader (with Walsh and Hemmens); Criminal Justice Management: Theory and Practice in Justice Centered Organizations (with Collins); and The Prison Experience (with Hemmens). She is the Executive Director of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, received the Founders Award from ACJS in 2009, and is a Co-Founder of the Corrections Section of ACJS.

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1483372243
• ISBN 13: 9781483372242
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 384