Description
Book SynopsisKey Issues in Corrections critically analyzes the most important challenges affecting the correctional system in the USA, offering a no-nonsense explanation of the problems of correctional officers, correctional managers, prisoners, and the public.
Trade Review“The updated and thoroughly revised book does an excellent job of analyzing the contemporary challenges in the field of corrections and suggesting meaningful and realistic solutions to them. Moreover, unlike standard textbooks, Key Issues in Corrections, because of the way it is researched, written, and organized is easy to build a course around. The problems and solutions approach will facilitate classroom discussion, and provide the opportunity to integrate supplementary articles that would allow for further reading.” Rick Jones, Criminologist, Marquette University, co-author of Doing Time: Prison Experience and Identity Among First-Time Inmates
"This is one corrections textbook where the author takes the reader inside the fence and behind the wall and does not candy coat the truth. Ross writes with eyes wide open." Stephen C. Richards, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Table of ContentsPart 1: Laying the groundwork; What Is Corrections and What Are Its Problems?; Misrepresenting Corrections; Part 2: Problems for convicts and correctional facilities; Misuse of Jails; Underfunding; Prison Conditions; Classification/Risk Assessment; Special Populations behind bars; Rehabilitation of Prisoners; Overburdened Community Corrections System; Crowding/Overcrowding; Death Penalty; Part 3: Problems for correctional officers and administrators; Hiring Standards, Requirements, Practices, and Training; Working Conditions; Correctional Officer Deviance; Officer Pay and Workload; Management and Administration; The Privatization of Corrections; The Future of Corrections.
