Introduction to Corrections

Introduction to Corrections provides students with a comprehensive foundation of corrections that is practitioner-driven and grounded in modern research and theoretical origins. Experienced correctional practitioner, scholar, and author Robert D. Hanser shows students how the corrections system works, from classification, security, and treatment, to demonstrating how and why correctional practices are implemented. The Fourth Edition includes a special emphasis on the role of technology in each chapter; new topics on medical care in jail, female drug offenders, and controversies around the death penalty; and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on correctional practices. Data and examples drawn from federal government documents, along with exercises that reinforce concepts in the text, further aid student learning.

Table of Contents:
PART I: FOUNDATIONS OF CORRECTIONS Chapter 1: Early History of Punishment and the Development of Prisons in the United States Prisoner Number One at Eastern State Penitentiary Defining Corrections: A Variety of Possibilities The Notion of Punishment and Corrections Throughout History The Enlightenment and Correctional Reform Punishment During Early American History: 1700s–1800s The Age of the Reformatory in America Prisons in America: 1900s to the End of World War II Modern-Day Systems: Federal and State Inmate Characteristics Chapter 2: Ideological and Theoretical Underpinnings to Sentencing and Correctional Policy Doing Time & Choosing Yourself Philosophical Underpinnings Types of Sanctions Sentencing Models Criminological Theories and Corrections Chapter 3: Correctional Law and Legal Liabilities The Writ Writer The Hands-Off Doctrine The Emergence of Inmate Rights Corrections and the Constitution A Restrained Hands-On Perspective and Court Deference to Prisons State and Federal Legal Liabilities Compliance With Judicial Orders PART II: CORRECTIONAL PRACTICES Chapter 4: Jail and Detention Facilities Learning the Ropes Jails in the Past The Modern Jail Jails as Short-Term Institutions Jails as Long-Term Facilities Health Care in Jails Jail Training Standards Specialized Types of Jail Sentences Special Issues in Jails Chapter 5: Probation Probation Officer Stress A Brief History of Probation Contemporary Probation: When the Jail Is Full Characteristics of Probationers The Administration of Probation Probation Officers Probation Revocation Chapter 6: Intermediate Sanctions Parenting While on Probation Types of Intermediate Sanctions Methods of Ensuring Compliance Intermediate Sanctions in Different States Contemporary Findings for Structured Sanctions Chapter 7: Facility Design to Meet Security and Programming Needs The Challenges of Design and Security Prison Facility Designs Throughout History The Rise of the Supermax Accommodations for Inmates With Disabilities Innovative Security Designs Internal Security Auxiliary Services and Physical Security Technology Systems in Prisons Chapter 8: Classification and Custody Levels Reclassification of a Gang Member History of Classification Rationale for Classification The Goals of Classification Systems Elements of All Classification Systems Special Housing Assignments The Importance of Classification Chapter 9: Prison Subculture and Prison Gang Influence The Gang Is My Family; The Gang Is My Purpose Theories of Prison Subculture The Inmate Subculture of Modern Times The Impact of the Inmate Subculture on Corrections Staff Prisonization The Guard Subculture The Impact of Gangs Upon Prison Subculture Major Prison Gangs in the United States Chapter 10: Immigration Detention Centers Deciding to Stay or Go A History of Competing & Contradictory Objectives to Immigration Control Current Organization & Implementation of Immigration Control Jails and Immigration Detention Alternatives to Detention (ATD) Program: A Form of ICE Community Supervision Budgeting for ICE: Notable Concerns Civil Rights Violations in Immigration Detention Facilities Chapter 11: Female Offenders in Correctional Systems A Mom Behind Bars Female Offenders Behind Bars: A Detailed Look at Percentages and Rates Rates of Women Held in State Prisons, in Local Jails, or on Community Supervision History of Women Behind Bars Women’s Reformatories in the Early 20th Century: A Feminist Perspective Issues Related to the Modern-Day Female Offender Population Considerations for Female Offenders Conditions of Care for Female Offenders Female Offenders and Treatment Implications Chapter 12: Specialized Inmate Populations Nae-Nae, a Transgender Woman Behind Bars Administrative Considerations Prison Subculture and Offenders With Special Needs Offenders With Mental Illness Sex Offenders HIV/AIDS-Related Offenders Older Offenders Chapter 13: Juvenile Correctional Systems A Game of Yahoo Gone Bad History of Juvenile Corrections Legal Precepts and Orientation of the Juvenile Justice System Screening and Classification of Juvenile Offenders Commonality of Juvenile as Victim of Prior Abuse Female Juveniles in Custody Juvenile Gang Members Detention Versus Incarceration Incarceration of Juveniles Case Management, the Wraparound Model, Reentry Services, and Social Justice Chapter 14: Correctional Administration Sexual Harassment and Prison Culture Federal Bureau of Prisons Administration Correctional System Administration Levels of Prison Management Styles of Management Management Versus Leadership Women in Correctional Management The Corrections Workforce Creating and Leading Change in Correctional Agencies Emergency Management Chapter 15: Prison Programming Roderick’s New Chapter Medical Care Food Service Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Programming Educational Programs Prison Work Programs Substance Abuse Programs Recreational Programs Religious Programs Chapter 16: Parole, Reentry, and Case Management Making Parole Parole and Parolee Characteristics The Beginning History of Parole Parole at the State Level Parole as the Correctional Release Valve for Prisons The Role of Institutional Parole Officers Common Conditions of Parole Reentry Initiatives Violations of Parole, Parole Warrants, and Parole Revocation Proceedings PART III: ISSUES AND TRENDS IN CORRECTIONS Chapter 17: The Death Penalty The Death Penalty Song Constitutionality of the Death Penalty Death Row Statistics Methods of Execution Arguments For and Against the Death Penalty Brutalization Hypothesis Correctional Aspects of the Death Penalty Chapter 18: Program Evaluation, Evidence- Based Practices, and Future Trends in Corrections Research-Based Funding Decisions for Rehabilitation in Thailand Evaluation Research Evidence-Based Practice The Justice Reinvestment Initiative: Redirecting Correctional Practice Through Data-Driven Assessment and Evaluation The Future of Corrections Glossary References Index

About the Author :
Robert D. Hanser is a professor of criminal justice and the coordinator of the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Louisiana at Monroe. Dr. Hanser has a PhD in marriage and family therapy and a PhD in criminal justice. He also has graduate degrees in psychology (psychometrics emphasis), counseling, social work, and substance abuse administration. He is a national certified counselor, a licensed professional counselor in the states of Louisiana and Texas, a licensed addiction counselor, a certified hypnotherapist, and a certified anger management therapist. Dr. Hanser worked as a correctional officer at Eastham State Prison, in Texas, for several years. He has gained extensive practitioner experience in treatment programming in Louisiana at Richwood Correctional Center (RCC), Madison Parish Correctional Center (MPCC) and the Louisiana Transitional Center for Women (LTCW). He has expertise in therapeutic programming, mental health response, education within correctional facilities, substance use disorder treatment, and reentry. He holds a gubernatorial appointment on the Reentry Advisory Council of Louisiana, serves on the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence (LCADV), has been appointed to the Professional Educational Counsel with the American Correctional Association (ACA), and is an Executive Counselor for the Corrections section for the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). He is a past member of the 4th Judicial District’s Youth Services Planning Board, a past therapeutic director of the 4th Judicial District Drug Court, and is the lead therapist for the 4th Judicial District Reentry Court and the 4th Judicial District Batterer’s Intervention Program. Dr. Hanser is also a site surveyor for the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). He has aided several organizations in obtaining and/or maintaining CARF accreditation throughout his career, with expertise in substance use and behavioral health treatment programming.   He has written Introduction to Corrections (3rd Ed.), Community Corrections (2nd Ed.), Juvenile Justice (10th Ed.), Correctional Counseling, Multiculturalism in the Criminal Justice System, Special Needs Offenders, and over 60 other publications, including textbooks, anthology chapters, and peer reviewed articles.