Controversial Issues in Corrections
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Controversial Issues in Corrections is part of a new series of books published by Allyn & Bacon for Criminal Justice. It utilizes a unique debate format to discuss controversial issues in the field of corrections. Anyone with an interest in prisons and the correctional process will find this book an invaluable resource. Topics addressed in this book were chosen with a conscious effort to include those that are the most controversial. The contributing authors come from a variety of backgrounds, academic disciplines, and perspectives. The contributors were each solicited because of their expertise in their respective topics as well as their enthusiasm for debating. This book is an invaluable tool for professors who strive to expand their students' critical thinking abilities as well as the students' views on controversial topics.

Table of Contents:
I.THE REHABILITATION/PUNISHMENT DEBATE. 1.Is Recidivism a Valid Measure of Correctional Success? Yes: Kevin I. Minor. No: Thom Gehring and Carolyn Eggleston. 2.Shaming: An Innovative and Successful Approach to Punishment? Yes: Ruth-Ellen Grimes. No: Katherine J. Bennett. 3.Is Electronic Monitoring a Successful Community Supervision Method? Yes: James F. Anderson. No: Terry Wells. 4.Boot Camps For Youthful Offenders: Are They Effective? Yes: Elizabeth L. Grossi. No: Jonathan R. Sorensen. 5.Is it Still Practical to Incarcerate the Elderly Offender? Yes: Irina R. Soderstrom. No: W. Michael Wheeler. 6.Should Incarceration of Pregnant Women Be Avoided? Yes: Ken Ayers. No: Laura J. Moriarty. II. SENTENCING AND POLICY DEBATES. 7.Has the Privatization Concept Been Successful? Yes: Sam Torres. No: David Shichor. 8.“Three Strikes and You're Out” Legislation: A Cheap and Effective Crime Control Initiative? Yes: Robert A. Jerin. No: Dale K. Sechrest. 9.Can We Continue to Lock-Up the Non-Violent Drug Offender? Yes: Stanley Hodge. No: Victor E. Kappeler. 10.Is Incarceration an Appropriate Sanction for the Non-Violent White-Collar Offender? Yes: Gilbert Geis. No: Michael B. Blankenship. 11.Should Violent Juvenile Offenders Be Routinely Tried as Adults? Yes: Eric Fritsch. No: Clifford Dorne. 12.Should Female Correctional Officers Be Used in Male Institutions? Yes: Richard Tewksbury. No: Mary H. Clement. 13.Coed Prison: Should We Try It (Again)? Yes: John Ortiz Smykla. No: James Houston. III. LEGAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL DEBATES. 14.Can (or Should) We Return to Corporal Punishment? Yes: Terry D. Edwards. No: W. Richard Janikowski. 15.Are Inmate Lawsuits Out of Control? Yes: Rick M. Steinmann. No: Kathleen Simon. 16.The Punishment of Youthful Murderers: Should They Be Executed? Yes: Michael Donahue. No: Margaret Vandiver.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205274918
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Height: 150 mm
  • No of Pages: 279
  • Weight: 404 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0205274919
  • Publisher Date: 25 Oct 1998
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Width: 230 mm


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