Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections (3rd Edition) - Hardcover

Champion, Dean J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0136933688 ISBN 13: 9780136933687

Publisher: Pearson College Div, 1998

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From the Publisher

Aimed primarily at students who will be working in the field, this book offers a thorough, practical overview of the way our current system of probation and parole deals with convicted adults and juvenile offenders. This new edition is the only major text to combine the standard topics in probation and parole with full coverage of recent trends in community corrections, including such options as electronic monitoring, home incarceration, community day reporting centers, and victim compensation programs. Besides describing the range of current programs, the text discusses various classes of offenders, with a special section on the problems posed by juveniles. It also examines such professional topics as training and officer effectiveness, as well as the larger issues of economic and political influences on the system. The book is exceptionally well organized and emphasizes a legalistic approach, noting key legal cases where appropriate and including U.S. Supreme Court decisions up to 1994.

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This dynamic, streamlined, and completely up-to-date study offers a thorough, practical overview of the way our current system of probation and parole deals with convicted adults and juvenile offenders. Examines the most crucial, cutting-edge issues, and presents several sides of the argument, it combines standard topics in probation and parole with full coverage of recent trends in community corrections - describing a wide range of current programs, including such options as electronic monitoring, home incarceration, community day reporting centers, and victim compensation programs. It discusses various classes of offenders, with a special section on the problems posed by juveniles, and examines such professional topics as training and officer effectiveness, as well as the larger issues of economic and political influences on the system. Well-organized, it stresses a legalistic approach, noting key legal cases where appropriate and includes our most recent Supreme Court decisions. One of the many Third Edition highlights include an extensive discussion of presentence investigation reports for both state and local application, along with their preparation.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson College Div
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0136933688
• ISBN 13: 9780136933687
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 512