Description
Product ID: | 9781305633735 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Title: | American Corrections in Brief |
Authors: | Author: Carolyn Petrosino, Todd Clear, Michael Reisig, George Cole |
Page Count: | 416 |
Subjects: | Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, USA |
Description: | A condensed but equally compelling version of the best-selling corrections book on the market, AMERICAN CORRECTIONS IN BRIEF, 3rd Edition, introduces you to the dynamics of corrections in a way that captures your interest and encourages you to enter the field. Complete with valuable career-based material, insightful guest speakers who share their frontline perspectives, illuminating real-world cases, and uniquely even-handed treatment of institutional and community sanctions, the text examines the U.S. correctional system from the perspectives of both the corrections worker and the offender, providing you with a well-rounded, balanced introduction to corrections. A condensed but equally compelling version of the best-selling corrections book on the market, AMERICAN CORRECTIONS IN BRIEF, 3rd Edition, introduces you to the dynamics of corrections in a way that captures your interest and encourages you to enter the field. Complete with valuable career-based material, insightful guest speakers who share their frontline perspectives, illuminating real-world cases, and uniquely even-handed treatment of institutional and community sanctions, the text examines the U.S. correctional system from the perspectives of both the corrections worker and the offender, providing you with a well-rounded, balanced introduction to corrections. |
Imprint Name: | Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc |
Publisher Name: | Cengage Learning, Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2016-01-01 |