Name: Corrections: The Essentials By Mary K. Stohr
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Corrections: The Essentials by Mary K. Stohr

This book includes the usual topics typically found in corrections textbooks, from the history and development of correctional institutions, to the future of corrections. The book's brevity makes it an excellent core textbook that can easily be supplemented with additional reading materials.

New to this Edition:

Two new chapters on Ethics and the Death Penalty
Topic coverage added are: restorative justice, the elderly, mental illness, transgendered inmates, Native Americans, and correctional programming.
Perspective from a Practitioner essay feature added to each chapter. Guests would be experts on particular topics, such as practitioners, ex-offenders, inmates, and professors.
Added Ethical Issues boxes that present a scenario and ask the student "What Would You Do?"

Corrections: The Essentials Reviews

"This is an outstanding primer that students of criminal justice, psychology, sociology, criminology, and social work, working in corrections, cannot be without. A must read that is concise and understandable by all regardless of background!" -- Joel L. Carr, Ph.D., LCSW, LPC
"The material is presented in a very clear and concise manner. The book is written in a manner that is highly organized." -- Lisa M. Carter
"I like this book, it offers a good introduction to new students and informs the reader of current, and recent, developments in correctional services." -- Dr. Andy Bain
"It covers the material with great insight and allows my students to purchase a text at a reasonable cost with all of the resources and tools available." -- Joe Marinello, MA, CCFC, QMHP
"Low cost, well organized, thorough yet concise." -- Caryn E. Saxon

About Mary K. Stohr

Mary K. Stohr is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University. She received a PhD (1990) in political science from Washington State University, with specializations in criminal justice and public administration. Many moons ago, and before she earned her graduate degrees, she worked as a correctional officer and then as a counselor in an adult male prison in Washington State. Professor Stohr has published more than 100 academic works in the areas of correctional organizations and operation, correctional personnel, inmate needs and assessment, program evaluation, gender, policing, victimization, and drug policy outcomes. Books coauthored with others include The American Prison (with Cullen and Jonson); Corrections: The Essentials (with Walsh); Correctional Assessment, Casework and Counseling (with Walsh); Corrections: A Text Reader (with Walsh and Hemmens); Criminal Justice Management: Theory and Practice in Justice-Centered Organizations (with Collins); and The Prison Experience (with Hemmens). She was the executive director of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) for 5 years, received the Fellows Award from ACJS in 2018, received the Founders Award in 2009, and is a cofounder of the Corrections and Minorities and Women Sections of ACJS. Anthony Walsh, is a professor of criminology at Boise State University. He received his PhD from Bowling Green State University at the ripe old age of 43. He has field experience in law enforcement and corrections and is the author of more than 150 journal articles and book chapters and 41 books, including Biology and Criminology; Feminist Criminology Through a Biosocial Lens; Law, Justice, and Society (with Hemmens); Correctional Assessment, Casework, and Counseling (with Stohr); The Neurobiology of Criminal Behavior: Gene-Brain-Culture Interaction (with Bolen, Ashgate); Corrections: The Essentials (with Stohr); The Science Wars: The Politics of Gender and Race; Criminological Theory: Assessing Philosophical Assumptions; Biosociology: Bridging the Biology-Sociology Divide; Criminology: The Essentials (with Jorgensen); and Answering Atheists: How Science Points to God and the Benefits of Christianity. His interests include biosocial criminology, statistics, and criminal justice assessment and counseling.

Chapter 1: The Philosophical and Ideological Underpinnings of Corrections Introduction: What Is Corrections? From Arrest to Punishment The Theoretical Underpinnings of Corrections Short History of Correctional Punishment The Emergence of Positivism: Should Punishment Fit the Offender or the Offense? The Function of Punishment The Philosophical Assumptions behind Justifications for Punishment The Major Punishment Justifications Retribution Deterrence Incapacitation Selective Incapacitation Rehabilitation Reintegration The Four Legal Traditions and Why They are Useful to Know The Due Process and Crime Control Models and Cultural Comparisons The Crime Control Model The Due Process Model Is the United States Hard or Soft on Crime? Chapter 2: Correctional History: Ancient Times-Colonial Jails Introduction: The Evolving Practice of Corrections Themes: Truths That Underlie Correctional Practice Early Punishments in Westernized Countries Enlightenment - Paradigm Shift Colonial Jails and Prisons Chapter 3: Correctional History: The 17th-20th Century Introduction: The Grand Reforms Early Modern Prisons and the Pennsylvania and New York Models Early Prisons and Jails Not Reformed The Renewed Promise of Reform Southern and Northern Prisons and the Contract and Lease Systems, and Industrial Prisons Correctional Institutions or Warehouse Prisons? Themes That Prevail in Correctional History Chapter 4: Ethics and Corrections Introduction: To Do the Right Thing! Defining Ethics: What is Right (and Wrong)? Ethical Foundation For Professional Practice Why People Behave Unethically How to Prevent Unethical Behavior and to Promote Ethical Work Practices War on Drugs = Attack on Ethics? Chapter 5: Sentencing: The Application of Punishment What is Sentencing? Types of Sentences: Indeterminate, Determinate, and Mandatory Habitual Offender Statutes Other Types of Sentences: Shock, Split, and Non-Custodial Sentences Victim Impact Statements Sentencing by Civil Commitment for Sex Offenders Problem-Solving Courts Drug Courts Sentencing Disparity, Legitimate and Illegitimate Structuring Sentencing: The Presentence Investigation Report Structuring Sentencing: The Presentence Investigation Report Structured Sentencing: Sentencing Guidelines The Future of Sentencing Guidelines The American Correctional Association's Statement on Sentencing Chapter 6: Jails Introduction: The Community Institution Jail Types Jail Inmates and Their Processing Overcrowding Gender, Juveniles, Race, and Ethnicity The Poor and the Mentally Ill Medical Problems Substance Abuse and Jails Suicides, Gangs and Sexual Violence in Jails Innovations in Jails: New Generation/Podular Direct Supervision Jails, Community Jails, Chapter 7: Community Corrections: Probation and Intermediary Sanctions The Origins of Probation Number and Demographic Characteristics of Offenders on Probation Why do we Need Community Corrections? The Probation Officer Role Models of Probation Supervision Probation Violations and Graduated Sanctions Probation Officer Stress Community Supervision and Recidivism Engaging the Community to Prevent Recidivism Intermediate Sanctions Work Release Intensive Supervision Probation Shock Probation/Parole and Boot Camps Victim-Offender Reconciliation Programs (VORPs) Chapter 8: Prisons Introduction: The State of Prisons Prison Organizations Prison Value? Attributes of the Prison That Shape the Experience The Prison Subculture Gangs and the Prison Subculture Violence Solutions: Strategies to Reduce Violence, Mature Coping and Social Support Special Populations Chapter 9: The Corrections Experience for Staff Introduction The State of the Work in Correctional Institutions and Programs Why the Need to Require More Education and Training Exists Stanford Prison Experiment Organizational-Level Factors That Affect the Correctional Workplace Individual-Level Factors That Affect the Correctional Workplace Correctional Roles The Subculture and Socialization Staff Interactions With Inmates Other Issues for Staff: Stress, Burnout, Turnover Ethics Perceived Benefits of Correctional Work Chapter 10: Community Corrections: Parole and Prisoner Reentry What is Parole? Parole Boards What Goes in Must Come Out: Prisoner Reentry into the Community The Impact of Imprisonment and Reentry on Communities What Makes for a Successful Reentry? Determining Parole "Success" Parole Violations and Graduated Sanctions Halfway Houses House Arrest, Electronic Monitoring, and Global Positioning Systems Concluding Remarks on Reenty and Recidivism Chapter 11: Women and Corrections Introduction History and Growth Current Figures on the Number of Women and Girls in Corrections Females in Corrections: Needs, Programming, Abuse, and Adjustment Female Correctional Officers Chapter 12: Minorities and Corrections Introduction Defining Race, Ethnicity, Disparity, and Discrimination A Legacy of Racism: African Americans, American Indians, Hispanics, Asian Americans The Connection Between Class and Race/Ethnicity Minorities: Policies and Practices That Have Resulted in Increased Incarceration Minorities: Adjustment to Incarceration Minorities Working in Corrections Chapter 13: Juveniles and Corrections Introduction: Delinquency and Status Offending The Extent of Delinquency The Juvenile Brain and Juvenile Behavior History and Philosophy of Juvenile Justice Childhood in the United States The Beginning of the Juvenile Courts Processing Juvenile Offenders Juveniles Waived to Criminal Court Extending Due Process to Juveniles Juveniles and the Death Penalty Juvenile Community Corrections Intensive Probation Residential and Institutional Juvenile Corrections Chapter 14: Legal Issues in Corrections Introduction The Rule of Law The Hands-Off Period: 1866-1963 The Prisoners' Rights Period: 1964-1978 First Amendment Fourth Amendment Eighth Amendment Fourteenth Amendment The Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders Prisoners' Rights in Comparison Countries Curtailing Prisoner Petitions Legal Issues in Probation and Parole Chapter 15: Correctional Programming and Treatment The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of Rehabilitation The Shift from "Nothing Works" to "What Works?" Evidence-Based Practices Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Substance Abuse Programming Drug Treatment with Swift Consequences for Failure: Hawaii's HOPE Program Therapeutic Communities Pharmacological Treatment Anger Management Sex Offenders and Their Treatment Mentally Ill Offenders Chapter 16: The Death Penalty The Death Penalty and Public Opinion Methods of Execution used in the United States Legal Challenges to the Death Penalty Does the Death Penalty Deter? Financial Costs and the Death Penalty Racial Disparity in Death Sentences The Issue of Victim's Race Women and the Death Penalty The Chivalry Hypotheses The Evil Women Hypotheses The Death Penalty and Mental Disability The Death Penalty and Mental Illness The Innocence Revolution Some Concerns with DNA Technology Some Concerns with Neuroimaging Technology Chapter 17: Corrections in the 21st Century Introduction: Learning From the Past So That We Have Hope for the Future Punitive Policies Yield Overuse of Corrections Decarceration Professionalization Corrections Is a Relationship Business Privatization Concluding Thoughts

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Corrections: The Essentials by Mary K. Stohr

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Mary K. Stohr

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