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A comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative two volume reference work for the fields of corrections and criminal justice featuring over 280 detailed scholarly entries

  • Assembles a global team of experts from within their respective fields under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Kent R. Kerley
  • Provides comprehensive coverage of key topics in corrections, including history, trends and types of punishment, correctional theory, policy, and law
  • Summarizes the latest theory and practice in major topical areas such as sentencing, community corrections, jails and prisons, special populations, women, juveniles, treatment, prisoner reentry, and the death penalty
  • Brings together cutting-edge examples from criminal justice systems throughout the US and around the world to provide an essential go-to resource for students, scholars, and researchers
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Table of Contents

Volume I

About the Editors

Notes on Contributors

Lexicon

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Corrections A-K

Volume II

Corrections L-Z

Index

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 25/08/2017
      ISBN13: 9781118845424, 978-1118845424
      ISBN10: 1118845420
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative two volume reference work for the fields of corrections and criminal justice featuring over 280 detailed scholarly entries

      • Assembles a global team of experts from within their respective fields under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Kent R. Kerley
      • Provides comprehensive coverage of key topics in corrections, including history, trends and types of punishment, correctional theory, policy, and law
      • Summarizes the latest theory and practice in major topical areas such as sentencing, community corrections, jails and prisons, special populations, women, juveniles, treatment, prisoner reentry, and the death penalty
      • Brings together cutting-edge examples from criminal justice systems throughout the US and around the world to provide an essential go-to resource for students, scholars, and researchers
      This work is also available as an online resource:
      Table of Contents

      Volume I

      About the Editors

      Notes on Contributors

      Lexicon

      Introduction

      Acknowledgments

      Corrections A-K

      Volume II

      Corrections L-Z

      Index

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