American Corrections
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (617 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1305093305 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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The authors understand the necessity of building a foundation for the students' understanding of why we are where we are." . "I would recommend adopting this book to 22 of our campuses without hesitation.""I would describe this book as spot-on
Comprehensive yet not overwhelming, the book covers both institutional and community sanctions, incorporating high-profile corrections cases taken from recent headlines to reinforce important theories. You'll also get a frontline view of careers in the corrections field.. Explore the American corrections system from the perspective of both the corrections worker and the offender in AMERICAN CORRECTIONS, Eleventh Edition. The authors "tell it like it is," offering you thought-provoking, unbiased examinat
. Among his other accomplishments, he was granted two awards under the Fulbright-Hays Program to conduct criminal justice research in England and the former Yugoslavia. He was recognized for outstanding teaching and research and in 1995 was named a Fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Previous writing covers the topics of correctional classification, prediction methods in correctional programming, community-based correctional
Five Stars Richard Perry Book was in very good condition. "Biased- liberal textbook." according to Amazon Customer. This textbook was so liberal leaning it blew my mind away. I am down the middle on politics for the most part. But it's crazy how much college is skewed towards the left. Especially the last few chapters. Biased and brain washing.. KD said Not bad for a textbook. It's your typical textbook. however, I will say that it is easy to read and understand and the little summaries at the end of the chapter are nice.