Introduction to Corrections

by Dave Wymore & Tabitha Raber

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This textbook was designed especially for Taft Community College Administration of Justice students. The following chapters will cover topics such as: judicial process, types of prisons, how to deal with Juvenile delinquency, and different types of sentencing.

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Taft College
Subjects
Workforce
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CC BY 4.0, as LibreTexts states it
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Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Introduction to Corrections
  6. Licensing
  7. 1: Concepts of Corrections as a Sub-system of the Criminal Justice System
  8. 1.1: History and Philosophy
  9. 1.2: Deterrence
  10. 1.3: Incapacitation
  11. 1.4: Rehabilitation
  12. 1.5: Retribution
  13. 1.6: A Racist System?
  14. 1.7: Prison Overcrowding
  15. 1.8: States Shifting Focus from Incarceration to Rehabilitation
  16. 2: Judicial Process and Sentencing Practices for Misdemeanants, Felons and Juveniles
  17. 2.1: Presentence Investigation
  18. 2.10: Indeterminate Sentences
  19. 2.11: Determinate Sentences
  20. 2.12: Mandatory Sentences
  21. 2.13: Sentencing Guidelines
  22. 2.2: Victim Impact Statements
  23. 2.3: The Sentencing Hearing
  24. 2.4: Influences on Sentencing Decisions
  25. 2.5: Concurrent versus Consecutive Sentences
  26. 2.6: Types of Sentences
  27. 2.7: Asset Forfeiture
  28. 2.8: Appeals
  29. 2.9: Sentencing Statutes and Guidelines
  30. 3: Correctional Clients
  31. 3.1: Career Criminals
  32. 3.2: Criminal Gang Members
  33. 3.3: Managing Gangs in a Prison Setting
  34. 3.4: Accidental Criminals
  35. 3.5: Elderly Criminals
  36. 4: Alternatives to Incarceration
  37. 4.1: Probation
  38. 4.2: Officer Roles
  39. 4.3: Intermediate Sanctions
  40. 4.4: Parole
  41. 4.5: Treatment
  42. 4.6: Halfway Houses
  43. 4.7: Home Confinement/Electronic Home Monitoring
  44. 4.8: Fines and Restitution
  45. 4.9: Community Service
  46. 4.10: Sex Offender Treatment and Civil Commitment
  47. 4.11: Mental Health Courts
  48. 4.12: Restorative Justice
  49. 4.13: Boot Camp
  50. 4.14: Public Shaming
  51. 4.15: Drug Courts
  52. 5: Types of Correctional Facilities
  53. 5.1: Federal level
  54. 5.2: State Level
  55. 5.3: Local Level
  56. 6: Institutionalization of Inmates in Correctional Facilities
  57. 6.1: The State of the Prisons
  58. 6.2: The Psychological Effects of Incarceration- On the Nature of Institutionalization
  59. 6.3: Dependence on institutional structure and contingencies
  60. 6.4: Hypervigilance, interpersonal distrust, and suspicion
  61. 6.5: Emotional over-control, alienation, and psychological distancing
  62. 6.6: Social withdrawal and isolation
  63. 6.7: Incorporation of exploitative norms of prison culture
  64. 6.8: Diminished sense of self-worth and personal value
  65. 6.9: Post-traumatic stress reactions to the pains of imprisonment
  66. 7: Innovative Programs in Correctional Facilities
  67. 7.1: Aging Without Bars
  68. 7.2: Washington D.C Court Supervision and Offender Release Program
  69. 7.3: Virginia Department of Corrections
  70. 7.4: Common Factors of Successful Prison and Reentry Programs
  71. 7.5: Barriers to Success
  72. 7.6: Female Prisoners
  73. 7.7: California Rehabilitative Reform
  74. 8: Juvenile Corrections
  75. 8.1: Juvenile Detention
  76. 8.2: Federal Juvenile Delinquency Code
  77. 8.3: Constitutional Protections Afforded Juveniles
  78. 8.4: Arresting Juveniles
  79. 8.5: Status Offender
  80. 8.6: Dual Status / Dependency vs Delinquency
  81. 8.7: Foster Home Placement
  82. 8.8: Special care placement
  83. 9: Special Populations in a Correctional Setting
  84. 9.1: LGBTQ Populations
  85. 9.2: Non-Citizen Populations
  86. 9.3: Women
  87. 9.4: Aged and Elderly Populations
  88. 10: Correction as a Career Field
  89. 10.1: Public agencies
  90. 10.2: Private sector
  91. 10.3: Correctional Officer Safety and Wellness (National Institute of Justice)
  92. 10.4: Specialized Personnel
  93. Back Matter
  94. Index
  95. Glossary
  96. Detailed Licensing