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Community Corrections and Human Dignity (Criminal Justice Illuminated) - Hardcover

Sieh, Edward W.

 
9780763729059: Community Corrections and Human Dignity (Criminal Justice Illuminated)

Synopsis

Community Corrections and Human Dignity presents a new approach to the rapidly growing fields of probation and parole based on the author's extensive experience and recent research in the field. This book explores community corrections from its 19th century origins and century-long evolution to modern issues, including supervision models, offender treatment, parole and restorative parole, offender technical violations, and future crime prevention. Readers will learn about different types of probationers, why offenders should be treated respectfully, and proper offender treatment.

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Synopsis

Sieh (criminal justice, St. Cloud State University) reviews the history of probation in the U.S. and examines the social and economic context of community corrections. The textbook also describes risk-needs assessment, offender supervision, the principles of restorative justice, a theory for handling technical violations, and current approaches to

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