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Take a look at the American corrections system from the perspective of the corrections worker and the offender in AMERICAN CORRECTIONS, Eighth Edition. Comprehensive yet not overwhelming, the textbook covers both institutional and community sanctions in a balanced way. High-profile corrections cases taken from recent headlines dramatize real-life situations. You'll explore topics such as assisting felons during the re-entry process, reducing recidivism, the death penalty, surveillance, and careers in corrections.
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Clear (John Jay College), Cole (University of Connecticut), and Reisig (Florida State University) review the history of corrections, analyze methods of punishment, describe the different correctional institutions, and examine incarceration trends, race and ethnicity, the death penalty, and community justice. A previous edition is cited in Resources for college libraries. The eighth edition updates statistics and adds a final chapter on current correctional dilemmas. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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