Probation and Parole: Theory and Practice

by Howard Abadinsky

Written by former community corrections professional, this book provides a state-of-the-art view of probation and parole. Offering a new two-color design, this revision contains updated material from agencies throughout the country and features 12 chapters that focus on all aspects of topic from the practitioner’s point of view. Throughout the book, controversial issues are addressed and capture the conflict between the need to maximize community safety and the need to control the cost of operating prisons. Additional attention is paid to both the juvenile and adult populations and the book considers how the probation officers work with each.

480 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1977

Reviews

[Fox]

This was one of the most painful textbooks I have had the pain to discover. The material jumps around far too much and the presentation couldn't be more boring.

[echo degeorge]

this is the worlds worst textbook structure-wise, everything about it dreams to be mediocre

[Sue]

Always fun to read a textbook. This one had NO pictures and, in this day and age, that amounts to a gargantuan college essay. blech. Dated material, because it was first written in 1977--just about forty years ago.

In defense of the material, it probably covers most of what we need to know about probation and parole--written in scholarly prose and included some interesting tidbits, highlighted with gray lines.

It occurs to me that these authors might have included a first-hand view from the parolees and probationers themselves. Always looking from the outside in becomes boring and tedious.