Learn more about the dynamics of today's correctional system in the U.S. with the fascinating, current content and balanced approach in Clear/Reisig/Cole's market-leading AMERICAN CORRECTIONS, 13E. Engaging discussions, actual cases with familiar names and first-hand insights from those in the system immediately grab your interest, while career overviews point to rewarding opportunities in the field. You examine the latest facts and figures as well as new developments and trends impacting correctional policy and practice in the U.S., such as COVID-19 and the rising use of methamphetamines and opioids. The authors provide an unbiased treatment of institutional and community sanctions as this well-rounded introduction examines the U.S. correctional system from the perspectives of both the corrections worker and the accused person. MindTap digital resources are also available with interactive learning tools, video cases and career scenarios that bring content to life.
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Weight: 1678g
Dimensions: 221 x 284mm
Publication Date: 04 Mar 2021
Publisher: Cengage Learning Inc
Publication City/Country: United States
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780357456538
About George ColeMichael ReisigTodd Clear
The late George F. Cole was professor emeritus of political science at the University of Connecticut. He was recognized for outstanding teaching and research and in 1995 was named a fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. A specialist in the administration of criminal justice Dr. Cole published extensively on such topics as prosecution courts and corrections. He also developed and directed the graduate corrections program at the University of Connecticut and was a fellow at the National Institute of Justice (1988). Among his other accomplishments Dr. Cole was granted two awards under the Fulbright-Hays Program to conduct criminal justice research in England and the former Yugoslavia. Dr. Todd R. Clear is university professor of criminal law at Rutgers University in Newark New Jersey. He is currently involved in studies examining the effects of incarceration the criminological implications of place and the concept of community justice. A prolific author Dr. Clear has written on topics of correctional classification prediction methods in correctional programming community-based correctional methods intermediate sanctions and sentencing policy. He has served as president of several professional organizations including the American Society of Criminology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Dr. Clear has served as a programming and policy consultant to public agencies in more than 40 states and five nations. In addition his work has been recognized with prestigious awards from the American Society of Criminology the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences The Rockefeller School of Public Policy the American Probation and Parole Association and the International Community Corrections Association. Dr. Clear has written 13 books addressing various aspects of the justice system including three books on community justice and a book on mass incarceration. Dr. Michael Reisig is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Arizona State University. He received his Ph.D. from Washington State University. Previous to joining Arizona State University he served on the faculty of Michigan State University and Florida State University. Dr. Reisig's corrections research has appeared in several leading criminology journals including Criminology Crime and Delinquency Justice Quarterly and Punishment and Society.