Probation and Parole: Theory and Practice - Hardcover

Abadinsky, Howard

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0130940933 ISBN 13: 9780130940933

Publisher: Pearson, 2002

Synopsis

For sophomore/senior-level courses in Probation and Parole and Community Corrections.

Featuring a front-line practitioner's insights based on the author's extensive experience as a senior New York State parole officer, this text exposes students to the complex, “real” world of probation and parole. Comprehensive in approach, it explores the cutting-edge of both practice and theory with regard to all aspects of adult and juvenile probation, institutions, and parole.

About this title

About the Author

Howard Abadinsky is professor of criminal justice at Saint Xavier University, Chicago. He was an inspector for the Cook County Sheriff's Office for eight years and a NewYork State parole officer and senior parole officer for 15 years. The author holds a B.A. from Queens College of the City University of New York, an M.S.W from Fordham University and a Ph.D. from New York University. He is the author of several books, including Organized Crime, 6th ed., Law and Justice, 5th ed., and Drug Abuse, 4th ed.

From the Back Cover

This text is appealing to both teachers and students because of Dr. Abadinsky's extensive probation and parole background.

The eighth edition has been streamlined and expanded into fourteen chapters, with some chapters reorganized.

New to this edition:

• Material on supervising substance-abusing offenders
• Additional material on supervising sex offenders
• Additional material on supervising persons with HIV/AIDS

To remain cutting edge in the field, this edition continues to use materials from juvenile and adult probation and parole agencies throughout the country, providing state-of-the-art practices in probation and parole.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0130940933
• ISBN 13: 9780130940933
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 522