Issues in corrections : research, policy, and future prospects /

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Imprint:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017] ©2017
Description:	vi, 208 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Correctional institutions -- United States. Correctional institutions -- United States -- Administration. Prisoners -- United States. Correctional institutions. Correctional institutions -- Administration. Prisoners. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11016285

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Other authors / contributors:	Hilinski-Rosick, Carly, editor. Walsh, John P., 1966- editor. Buist, Carrie L., contributor. Crank, Beverly R., contributor. Lasko, Emily, contributor. Lee, Daniel R., contributor. Lenning, Emily, contributor. Light, Sarah, contributor. Marcum, Catherine Davis, 1980- contributor. Olson, David E., contributor. Pierce, Mari B., contributor. Posnick, Chad, contributor. Sundt, Jody, contributor.
ISBN:	1498541216 9781498541213 9781498541220
Notes:	English.
Summary:	"Since the 1970s, the corrections system has experienced exponential growth. Over the past four decades, the number of inmates held in US prisons and jails has quadrupled. This massive growth is associated with a number of different issues and challenges within prisons and jails, including overcrowding; gang activity and misconduct; a shift away from rehabilitation and programming; expanded use of solitary confinement; inmates' human rights; criticisms of health care; and massive, publicly funded budgets. Many more states now spend more on corrections than higher education. "Issues in corrections: research, policy, and future prospects" explores these issues in depth. It takes current topics in institutional corrections and explores the main issues surrounding each. Themes include institutional corrections, prison behavior (including gangs and misconduct), solitary confinement, prison programming, and rehabilitation."--Back cover.

Table of Contents:

pt. 1: Institutional corrections. Introduction: corrections today / Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick and John P. Walsh
Jails / John P. Walsh and Sarah Light
Prisons / Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick
Gender issues in corrections / Carrie L. Buist and Emily Lenning. pt. 2: Security issues. Classification of inmates / Mari B. Pierce
Prison gangs and security threat groups / Beverly R. Crank and Catherine D. Marcum
Solitary confinement: restrictive housing, segregation, and the isolation of inmates / Jody Sundt. pt. 3: Programming. Psychological prison programs / Emily Lasko and Chad Posnick
Substance abuse treatment in prisons and jails / David Olson
Correctional education and social reintegration / Daniel R. Lee
Conclusion: corrections tomorrow / John P. Walsh and Carly M. Hilinski-Rosick.

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