Choose a chapter to begin:
Chapter 1
Corrections: The Profession
Chapter 9
The Inmate World: Living Behind Bars
Chapter 2
Sentencing: To Punish or To Reform?
Chapter 10
Legal Aspects: Prisons and the Courts
Chapter 3
Punishments: A Brief History
Chapter 11
The Prison Environment: Issues and Concerns
Chapter 4
Jails: Way Stations Along the Justice Highway
Chapter 12
Parole: Early Release and Reintegration
Chapter 5
Diversion and Probation: Alternatives to Imprisonment
Chapter 13
Death: The Ultimate Sanction
Chapter 6
Intermediate Sanctions: Corrections in the Community
Chapter 14
Juvenile Corrections: End of an Era?
Chapter 7
Prisons Today: Change Stations or Warehouses?
Chapter 15
The Victim: Role in the Correctional Process
Chapter 8
The Staff World: Managing the Prison Population