Correctional theory : context and consequences

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Correctional theory : context and consequences

Francis T. Cullen, Cheryl Lero Jonson

SAGE, c2012

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 216-229) and index

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Description

A groundbreaking guide to the correctional system's present and future goals, policies, and practices This accessible book identifies and evaluates the major competing theories used to guide the goals, policies, and practices of the correctional system. The authors demonstrate that changes in theories can legitimize changing ways of treating and punishing offenders, and they help readers understand how changes in the social and political context of U.S. society impact correctional theory and policy. Designed to motivate readers to become sophisticated consumers of correctional information, the book emphasizes the importance of using evidence-based information to guide decisions, rather than relying on nonscientific commonsense or ideology-based beliefs.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. From Theory to Policy: Evidence-Based Corrections 2. Correctional Theory in Crisis: America's Changing Context 3. Just Deserts: Doing Justice or Getting Tough? 4. Deterrence: Scaring Offenders Straight 5. Incapacitation: Locking Up the Wicked 6. Restorative Justice: Reintegrative Shaming 7. Rehabilitation: What Works to Change Offenders 8. Early Intervention: Saving Children From a Life in Crime 9. Four Correctional Lessons: Choosing Our Future References Index About the Authors

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