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Test Bank For Corrections From Research, to Policy, to Practice 2nd Edition By Stohr
Test Bank For Corrections From Research, to Policy, to Practice 2nd Edition By Mary K. Stohr, Anthony Walsh, ISBN: 9781544375502, ISBN: 9781544375496, ISBN: 9781071808627, ISBN: 9781071808580
Written by two academic scholars and former practitioners, Corrections: From Research, to Policy, to Practice, Second Edition offers students a 21st-century look into the treatment and rehabilitative themes that drive modern-day corrections. Authors Mary K. Stohr and Anthony Walsh expertly weave together research, policy, and practice to give readers a foundational understanding of effective punishment and treatment strategies for offenders in U.S. correctional institutions. Readers will gain a comprehensive and practical understanding of corrections, as well as exposure to often-overlooked topics, including correctional programming and treatment, special problem-solving courts, and comparative corrections.
Table Of Content
What is Punishment?
Introduction: What is Corrections?
The Foundation of Correctional Punishment
The Function of Punishment
The Major Punishment Justification
The Due Process and Crime Control Models
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Narrative of Three Men Placed in the Missouri State Prison for Helping Slaves Escape via the Underground Railroad (1847), by George Thompson
Introduction: The Evolving Practice of Corrections
Themes: Truths That Underlie Correctional Practice
Early Punishments in Westernized Countries
Enlightenment – Paradigm Shift
Colonial Jails and Prisons
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Jim Crow Treatment in Prisons
Introduction: The Grand Reforms
Early Modern Prisons
Emerging Prison Models
Early Prisons and Jails Not Reformed
The Renewed Promise of Reform
American Corrections in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Themes That Prevail in Correctional History
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
A novice Bows to Subculture Pressure, by Mary K. Stohr
Introduction: To Do the right Thing!
Ethical Foundation of Professional Practice
Why People Behave Unethically
How to Prevent Unethical Behavior and Promote Ethical Work Pratices
War on Drugs = Attack on Ethics?
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Vindictive Verses Sensible Sentencing
What is Sentencing?
Types of Sentences
Plea Bargaining
Impact Statements at Sentencing
Structuring Judicial Sentencing Choices
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
A Mentally Ill Inmate in the Dona Ana County Jail, New Mexico
Introduction: The Community Institution
Jail Inmates and Their Processing
Trends in Jail Populations
Medical Problems
Suicides, Gangs, and Sexual Violence in Jails
Innovations in Jail
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Veteran Courts in Action
Introduction: What Are Problem-Solving Courts?
Drug Courts
Mental Health Courts
Veterans Courts
Domestic Violence Courts
Community Courts
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Betty’s Reproductive Rights Versus the Protection of Children and Society
The Origins of Probation
Probation Today
Why Do We Need Community Corrections?
The Probation Officer Role
Strategies to Reduce Recidivism
Intermediate Sanctions
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Kitchen Supervisor Sexually Abuses Two Male Inmates
Introduction: The State of Prisons
Prison Organizations
Policy and Research: False Imprisonment as a Result of Wage Slavery
Attributes of the Prison That Shape the Experience
The Prison Subculture
Violence
Social Support
Special Populations
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
The Challenges of Classification
What Is Classification and Assessment?
The History of Classification and Assessment
Classification Today
Assessment and Classification in Community Corrections
The CMC and Supervision Levels
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Life’s Turning Points
The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of Rehabilitation
Evidence-Based Practices
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Substance Abuse Programming
Anger Management
Sex Offenders and Their Treatment
Mentally Ill Offenders
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
The Perils of Parole
What Is Parole?
Parole Boards
What Goes In Must Come Out: Prisoner Reentry Into the Community
Determining Parole Success
Approaches to Parole
Concluding Remarks on Reentry and Recidivism
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Responses to Realignment
Introduction
Organizational-Level Factors That Affect Correctional Operations
Management Theories
Elements of Effective Organizations
Organizational Culture
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
John’s Tragic Story, by Mary K. Stohr
Introduction: What Is a Profession?
The State of the Work in Correctional Institutions and Programs
Why Require More Education and Training?
Individual-Level Factors That Affect the Correctional Workplace
Correctional Roles
The Subculture and Socialization
Staff Interactions With Inmates
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Supervising Is Different for Women, by Mary K. Stohr
Introduction
History and Growth
Women and Girls in Corrections Today
Female Correctional Officers
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Undocumented Workers and Their Side of the Story
Introduction
Defining Race, Ethnicity, Disparity, and Discrimination
A Legacy of Racism
The Connection Between Class and Race/Ethnicity
Minorities: Policies and Practices That Have Resulted in Increased Incarceration
Minorities: Experiencing Incarceration
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Too Young for Life
Introduction: Delinquency and Status Offending
The Extent of Delinquency
The Juvenile Brain and Juvenile Behavior
History and Philosophy of Juvenile Justice
Processing Juvenile Offenders
Juvenile Community Corrections
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Prison Without Law
Introduction
The Rule of Law
Constitutional Rights
The Civil Commitment of Sex Offenders
Curtailing Prisoner Petitions
Legal Issues in Probation and Parole
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
A Very Unusual, Very Expensive Serial Killer
The Death Penalty and Public Opinion
Methods of Execution Used in the United States
Challenges to the Death Penalty
Racial Disparity in Death Sentences
Women and the Death Penalty
The Death Penalty and Mental Disability and Mental Illness
The Innocence Revolution
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
The Debate Over Corporal Punishment
The Importance of Comparative Corrections
The United Kingdom and the Common-Law System
France and the Civil-Law System
China and the Socialist-Law System
Saudi Arabia and the Islamic-Law System
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
Useful Internet Sites
Can We Cure Criminality?
Introduction: Learning From the Past So That We Have Hope for the Future
Punitive Policies Yield Overuse of Corrections
Decarceration
Professionalization and Innovation
Privatization
Concluding Thoughts
Summary
Key Terms
Discussion Questions
