|
Showing 1 - 6 of
6 matches in All Departments
Contemporary Corrections: A Critical Thinking Approach introduces
readers to the essential elements of the US corrections system
without drowning students in a sea of nonessential information.
Unbiased and accessible, the text includes coverage of the history
of corrections, alternatives to incarceration, probation/parole,
race/ethnicity/gender issues in corrections, re-entry into the
community, and more. The authors' unparalleled practical approach,
reinforced by contemporary examples, illuminates the role
corrections plays in our society. The authors have reinvigorated
earlier work with additional content on international comparative
data to increase our understanding of how prison officials in other
nations have developed different types of responses to the problems
that challenge every US correctional administrator, a new chapter
on correctional personnel, and an integration of race and ethnicity
issues throughout the book. Unrivaled in scope, this book offers
undergraduates a concise but comprehensive introduction to
corrections with textual materials and assignments designed to
encourage students' critical thinking skills.
Contemporary Corrections: A Critical Thinking Approach introduces
readers to the essential elements of the US corrections system
without drowning students in a sea of nonessential information.
Unbiased and accessible, the text includes coverage of the history
of corrections, alternatives to incarceration, probation/parole,
race/ethnicity/gender issues in corrections, re-entry into the
community, and more. The authors' unparalleled practical approach,
reinforced by contemporary examples, illuminates the role
corrections plays in our society. The authors have reinvigorated
earlier work with additional content on international comparative
data to increase our understanding of how prison officials in other
nations have developed different types of responses to the problems
that challenge every US correctional administrator, a new chapter
on correctional personnel, and an integration of race and ethnicity
issues throughout the book. Unrivaled in scope, this book offers
undergraduates a concise but comprehensive introduction to
corrections with textual materials and assignments designed to
encourage students' critical thinking skills.
The readings selected for this volume reveal the historical
development of social learning theory, from its origins in
differential association theory, through the role played by
psychological behaviorism, to contemporary social learning theory
and its further incorporation of social structure as the context
within which criminal behavior is learned. The volume dispels
common misunderstandings of the theory and emphasizes its
foundations in both symbolic interactionism and behaviorism. At its
core, the theory remains true to its origins in sociology,
reflecting Sutherland's admonition that a complete learning theory
must include macro- and micro-sociological processes. Besides
conceptual treatments of the theory's development, the volume also
presents data-based entries that convey the depth and breadth of
social learning theory as an explanation of deviance. Social
learning theory is demonstrated to be an explanation that spans the
gamut of behaviors from gang activities to drug use to coercive sex
to terrorism.
Balanced presentation touches on political science, public
administration, sociology, criminology, and criminal justice Key
terms, defined in the margins Comprehensive glossary, to learn and
review terminology Critical thinking questions end each chapter
classroom discussions small group exercises individual review
Thoroughly updated, the revised Third Edition presents Latest
trends in juvenile justice, supported by the most recent data
sources available Cutting-edge chapter on non-delinquent children
in the juvenile justice system (dependent, neglected, and abused
children) Chapter on delinquency prevention, including a review of
what works to reduce delinquency and related problematic youth
behavior Chapter on gangs expanded to a broader discussion of
juvenile violence
|
You may like...
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
Loot
Nadine Gordimer
Paperback
(2)
R398
R330
Discovery Miles 3 300
|