Correctional theory : context and consequences

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Author:

Cullen, Francis T.

ISBN:

9781412981798

9781412981804

Personal Author:

Cullen, Francis T.

Publication Information:

Physical Description:

xiii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Contents:

Correctional theory in crisis : America's changing context -- Just deserts : doing justice or getting tough? -- Deterrence : scaring offenders straight -- Incapacitation : locking up the wicked -- Restorative justice : reintegrative shaming -- Rehabilitation : what works to change offenders -- Early intervention : saving children from a life in crime -- Four correctional lessons : choosing our future.

Subject Term:

Corrections.

Corrections -- United States.

Added Author:

Jonson, Cheryl Lero.

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
Searching... IIEMSA	General Books	33168025744901	364.601 C967C 2012	1	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

A groundbreaking guide to the correctional system′s present and future goals, policies, and practices

This accessible book identifies and evaluates the major competing theories used to guide the goals, policies, and practices of the correctional system. The authors demonstrate that changes in theories can legitimize changing ways of treating and punishing offenders, and they help readers understand how changes in the social and political context of U.S. society impact correctional theory and policy. Designed to motivate readers to become sophisticated consumers of correctional information, the book emphasizes the importance of using evidence-based information to guide decisions, rather than relying on nonscientific commonsense or ideology-based beliefs.