A Fully Revised and Updated Third Edition of a Best-selling Corrections Text
Thoroughly revised and updated, the third edition of the best-selling textbook Prison and Jail Administration: Practice and Theory covers all aspects of prison administration, from organizational structure and management accountability to food service, personnel corruption, and the impact of technology on penal institutions. Authored by over sixty leading experts in the field, the text provides students with a unique balance of practice and theory, and includes suggested readings, learning objectives, and discussion questions to help students gain an in-depth understanding of the material.
The third edition includes all-new pedagogical features, instructor resources, and new chapters on current topics, such as women offenders, the world of a corrections officer, hiring and retention of staff, institution pre-release programs, and restorative justice. The most comprehensive and accessible prison administration textbook available, Prison and Jail Administration: Practice and Theory, Third Edition is essential reading for students in correctional administration courses.
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Features & Benefits
- Features pedagogical resources including suggested readings, learning objectives, and discussion questions that reinforce key concepts and improve retention
- Contains all-new chapters on critical topics
- Revised chapter order that easily fits a 15-week semester
- Authored by over sixty leading experts in the field
- A full suite of instructor resources, including PowerPoint Lecture Outlines, an Instructor’s Manual, and Test Bank
Applicable Courses
Prison and Jail Administration, Third Edition is an ideal resource for a correctional administration course within the criminal justice department.
Part I Corrections Past and Present
Chapter 1 The Legacy of Punishment
Chapter 2 American Jails: Dramatic Changes in Public Policy
Chapter 3 Prison Architecture
Part II Institution Security and Classification
Chapter 4 Custody and Security
Chapter 5 Inmate Classification
Part III Support Operations in Penal Facilities
Chapter 6 Intake, Discharge, Mail, and Documentation
Chapter 7 Food Service
Chapter 8 Financial Operation
Part IV Correctional Programming
Chapter 9 Rehabilitation
Chapter 10 Correctional Academic, Career, and Reentry Education
Chapter 11 Correctional Recreation
Chapter 12 Religious Programming
Part V Inmate Medical and Mental Health
Chapter 13 Health Care
Chapter 14 Mental Health
Chapter 15 Offenders with Special Needs
Part VI Offenders with Specialized Needs
Chapter 16 Women Offenders
Chapter 17 Sex Offenders
Chapter 18 Drug Treatment
Part VII Staff Management
Chapter 19 Governing: Personnel Management
Chapter 20 A Day in the Life of a Warden
Chapter 21 The World of a Correctional Officer
Chapter 22 Labor Relations in Corrections
Chapter 23 Changing Diversity of Correctional Officers
Part VIII Developing Human Resources
Chapter 24 Organization and Management of the Prison
Chapter 25 Recruitment and Selection in a Correctional Environment
Chapter 26 Leadership: Executive Excellence
Chapter 27 Preventing Corruption
Chapter 28 Staff Sexual Abuse in Confinement Settings
Part IX Inmate Management
Chapter 29 Inmate Discipline Procedures
Chapter 30 Inmate Grievance Procedures
Chapter 31 Protective Custody
Chapter 32 Preventing Suicide
Part X Programs and Operations Unique to Institutions
Chapter 33 Prison Work and Industry
Chapter 34 Prison Visitation
Chapter 35 Gang Management
Chapter 36 The Death Penalty
Chapter 37 Volunteering Inside
Part XI Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 38 Causes of Institutional Unrest
Chapter 39 Emergency Management
Chapter 40 Crisis Management
Chapter 41 Use of Force
Part XII Legal Issues
Chapter 42 Prisoner Access to the Courts
Chapter 43 Compliance with the Constitution
Part XIII External Constituencies
Chapter 44 Working with the Media
Chapter 45 Community Relations Boards
Chapter 46 Political Involvement
Part XIV Pre-Release and Reentry
Chapter 47 Institution Pre-release Programs
Chapter 48 Reentry
Part XV Creating the Future
Chapter 49 Restorative Justice
Chapter 50 The Future of Sentencing
Chapter 51 Developing Technology
Chapter 52 Growth of the Private Sector
Chapter 53 Corrections in the 21st Century
Peter M. Carlson, DPA-Christopher Newport University
Peter M. Carlson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Government at Christopher Newport University, Newport, News, Virginia. He is retired from a 30-year career with the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), where he served as the Assistant Director of the Agency, Regional Director of the Western Region, and Warden of three federal prisons. He received his BA degree from Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, and an MS in education from Western Oregon University. He also earned a master's degree and doctorate degree in public administration from the University of Southern California.
