Key issues in corrections / Jeffrey Ian Ross ; foreword by Richard Tewksbury.

By: Richard A. Ross [author.]Contributor(s): Tewksbury, Richard A [writer of foreword.]Material type: TextTextPublication details: Germany Liebigstr Edition: firstDescription: 62 pISBN: 3931702871; 1447318757Uniform titles: Special problems in corrections Subject(s): | Prisons -- United States | Corrections -- United States | Prison administration | 88.15 public services, public enterprises and quasi-public institutions | 86.43 criminal procedure law, criminal law sanctions | Corrections | Prison administration | Prisons | United States | United States | Management and Business StudiesDDC classification: 597.35
Contents:
What is corrections and what are its problems? -- Misrepresenting corrections -- Misuse of jails -- Underfunding -- Prison conditions -- Classification/proper assessment -- Special populations -- Rehabilitation -- Overburdened community corrections system -- Crowding/overcrowding -- Death penalty -- Hiring standards, requirements, practices, and training -- Working conditions -- Correctional officer deviance -- Officer pay and workload -- Management and administration -- Privatization of corrections -- Future of corrections.
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What is corrections and what are its problems? -- Misrepresenting corrections -- Misuse of jails -- Underfunding -- Prison conditions -- Classification/proper assessment -- Special populations -- Rehabilitation -- Overburdened community corrections system -- Crowding/overcrowding -- Death penalty -- Hiring standards, requirements, practices, and training -- Working conditions -- Correctional officer deviance -- Officer pay and workload -- Management and administration -- Privatization of corrections -- Future of corrections.

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