Ch. 1. Definitions, History, and Development of Community Corrections -- Ch. 2. Community Corrections: Public Safety Is Job One -- Ch. 3. Assessment and Risk Prediction -- Ch. 4. The Role of the Practitioner -- Ch. 5. Legal Liabilities and Risk Management -- Ch. 6. Specific Aspects Related to Probation -- Ch. 7. Specific Aspects Related to Parole -- Ch. 8. Needs-Based Case Management and Case Planning -- Ch. 9. The Viability ofTreatment Perspectives -- Ch. 10. Community-Based Residential Treatment Facilities -- Ch. 11. Intermediate Sanctions -- Ch. 12. Juvenile Offenders -- Ch. 13. Specialized and Problematic Offender Typologies -- Ch. 14. Diversity Issues and Cultural Competence in a Changing Era -- Ch. 15. Program Evaluation and Future Trends in Community Corrections