Description
Book SynopsisHarry E. Allen is Professor Emeritus in the Justice Studies Department at San Jose State University. Before joining San Jose State University in 1978, he served as director of the Program for the Study of Crime and Delinquency at Ohio State University. Previously, he served as executive secretary of the Governor's Task Force on Corrections for the State of Ohio after teaching at Florida State University in the Department of Criminology and Corrections.
Edward J. Latessa received his Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1979 and is a professor and director of the School of Criminal Justice at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Latessa has published over 140 works in the area of criminal justice, corrections, and juvenile justice. He is coauthor of eight books, including Corrections in the Community and Corrections in America. Professor Latessa has directed over 150 funded research projects, including studies of day reporting ce
Table of Contents
Brief Contents Acknowledgments xvii About the authors xix Part 1 Historical Perspectives 1 1. Early History (2000 b.c. to a.d. 1800) 2 2. Prisons (1800 to the Present) 26 3. Correctional Ideologies: The Pendulum Swings 48 4. The Sentencing and Appeals Process 68 Part 2 Alternatives to Imprisonment 95 5. Probation 96 6. Diversion and Intermediate Sanctions 120 Part 3 Institutional Corrections 155 7. Custody Functions 156 8. Security Threat Groups and Prison Gangs 180 9. Management and Treatment Functions 192 10. Jails and Detention Facilities 216 11. State and Local Prison Systems 238 12. The Federal System 256 13. Private-Sector Systems 278 14. The Death Penalty 296 15. Parole and Reentry 320 Part 4 Correctional Clients 347 16. Inmate and Ex-Offender Rights 348 17. Male Offenders 374 18. Female Offenders 392 19. Juvenile Offenders 416 20. Facilities for Juveniles 438 21. Special-Category Offenders 456 Glossary 493 Author index 507 Subject index
