Probation and parole : theory and practice
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Probation and parole : theory and practice
Prentice Hall, 2000
7th ed
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 454-491) and index
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Description
For sophomore/senior-level courses in Probation and Parole and Community Corrections.
Featuring a front-line practitioner's insights based on the author's extensive experience as a senior New York State parole officer. This text exposes students to the complex, "real" world of probation and parole. Comprehensive in approach, it explores the cutting-edge of both practice and theory with regard to all aspects of adult and juvenile probation, institutions, and parole.
Table of Contents
1. Probation and Parole in Criminal Justice.
I. PROBATION.
2. Juvenile Justice and Young Offenders.
3. Probation and the Courts: History and Administration.
4. Sentencing and the Presentence Investigation.
II. PAROLE.
5. A History of American Prisons.
6. Parole and the Indeterminate Sentence.
7. Parole Administration and Services.
III. TREATMENT AND SUPERVISION IN PROBATION AND PAROLE.
8. Treatment Theory and Practice.
9. Probation and Parole Officers.
10. Probation and Parole Supervision.
11. Special Problems and Programs in Probation and Parole.
12. Intermediate Punishments.
In Conclusion ...
References.
Author Index.
Subject Index.
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