American Corrections

by Todd R. Clear, George F. Cole, Michael D. Reisig

Take a look at the American corrections system from the perspective of the corrections worker and the offender in AMERICAN CORRECTIONS, Eighth Edition. Comprehensive yet not overwhelming, the textbook covers both institutional and community sanctions in a balanced way. High-profile corrections cases taken from recent headlines dramatize real-life situations. You'll explore topics such as assisting felons during the re-entry process, reducing recidivism, the death penalty, surveillance, and careers in corrections.

Genres: Nonfiction

584 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2008

Reviews

[Yamilex]

Criminal Justice

I like everything, everything is well explained and organized and easy to read and understand. I recommend this book for anyone who’s interested in knowing the laws and regulations of prisons and other stuff.

[K.]

A star for the organization and the way the content was laid out for the reader. Negative a million for the ways corrections has negatively affected vulnerable populations in this country, founded to its very roots with racism, ableism and sexism.

The only thing this book (and subsequently, the class it was associated with) made clear for me is that the Angela Davis was and continues to be correct: prisons are obsolete. Social transformation is the way forward.