"Serving as knowledgeable tour guides, Professors Mays andWinfree take readers on an exciting journey across the correctionallandscape--from sentencing, to community supervision, to lifebehind bars. Scholarly yet accessible, Essentials ofCorrections is both ideal for classroom use and a valuedaddition to one's personal library.„
-- Francis T. Cullen, University of Cincinnati
“Essentials of Corrections provides a comprehensiveoverview of the field by authors who have successfully balancedtheir coverage of both the breadth and depth of essential issues inAmerican corrections."
--Rick Ruddell, University of Regina
The fifth edition of this leading „essentials“textbook on corrections has been fully revised and updated toinclude new international comparative data, and a fresh chapter onprison inmates with special needs. Unrivalled in scope, it offersundergraduates a concise but comprehensive introduction to thesubject.
* Includes textual materials and assignments formulated toencourage students' critical thinking skills
* Chapters feature text boxes on key points of correctionaltheory and on international correctional practice
* Presented in full color throughout -- including extensivephotos and graphics
* Includes stand-alone chapters on careers in corrections, genderand ethnicity issues, and likely future developments incorrections
* Features invaluable historical context on the evolution ofcorrectional theory and practice
* Offers a new, comprehensive online Student Study Guide andthoroughly updated and expanded ancillary materials
* Includes textual materials and assignments formulated toencourage students' critical thinking skills
* Chapters feature text boxes on key points of correctionaltheory and on international correctional practice
* Presented in full color throughout -- including extensivephotos and graphics
* Includes stand-alone chapters on careers in corrections, genderand ethnicity issues, and likely future developments incorrections
* Features invaluable historical context on the evolution ofcorrectional theory and practice
* Offers a new, comprehensive online Student Study Guide andthoroughly updated and expanded ancillary materials
