Issues in Corrections (eBook, ePUB)

Research, Policy, and Future Prospects
Redaktion: Hilinski-Rosick, Carly M.; Walsh, John P.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Since the 1970s, the corrections system has experienced exponential growth. Over the past four decades, the number of inmates held in US prisons and jails has quadrupled. This massive growth is associated with a number of different issues and challenges within prisons and jails, including overcrowding; gang activity and misconduct; a shift away from rehabilitation and programming; expanded use of solitary confinement; inmates' human rights; criticisms of health care; and massive, publicly funded budgets. Many states now spend more on corrections than on higher education. This book explores these issues in depth. It takes current topics in institutional corrections and explores the main issues surrounding each. Themes include institutional corrections, prison behavior (including gangs and misconduct), solitary confinement, prison programming, and rehabilitation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498541220
• Artikelnr.: 47257385

Autorenporträt

Edited by Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick and John P. Walsh - Contributions by Carrie Buist; Beverly Crank; Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick; Emily Lasko; Daniel R. Lee; Emily Lenning; Sarah Light; Catherine Marcum; David Olson; Mari B. Pierce; Chad Posick; Jody Sundt a

Inhaltsangabe

Section I: Institutional Corrections Chapter 1. Introduction: Corrections Today
Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick and John P. Walsh Chapter 2. Jails
John P. Walsh and Sarah Light Chapter 3. Prisons
Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick Chapter 4. Gender Issues in Corrections
Carrie L. Buist and Emily Lenning Section II: Security Issues Chapter 5. Classification of Inmates
Mari B. Pierce Chapter 6. Prison Gangs and Security Threat Groups
Beverly R. Crank and Catherine D. Marcum Chapter 7. Solitary Confinement: Restrictive Housing
Segregation
and the Isolation of Inmates
Jody Sundt Section III: Programming Chapter 8. Psychological Prison Programs
Emily Lasko and Chad Posick Chapter 9. Substance Abuse Treatment in Prisons and Jails
David Olson Chapter 10. Correctional Education and Social Reintegration
Daniel R. Lee Chapter 11. Conclusion: Corrections Tomorrow
John P. Walsh and Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick