The Encyclopedia of Corrections

Buch | Hardcover

1184 Seiten

2017
Wiley-Blackwell (Verlag)
978-1-118-84542-4 (ISBN)

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A comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative two volume reference work for the fields of corrections and criminal justice featuring over 280 detailed scholarly entries * Assembles a global team of experts from within their respective fields under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Kent R.

A comprehensive, up-to-date, and authoritative two volume reference work for the fields of corrections and criminal justice featuring over 280 detailed scholarly entries

Assembles a global team of experts from within their respective fields under the guidance of Editor-in-Chief Kent R. Kerley
Provides comprehensive coverage of key topics in corrections, including history, trends and types of punishment, correctional theory, policy, and law
Summarizes the latest theory and practice in major topical areas such as sentencing, community corrections, jails and prisons, special populations, women, juveniles, treatment, prisoner reentry, and the death penalty
Brings together cutting-edge examples from criminal justice systems throughout the US and around the world to provide an essential go-to resource for students, scholars, and researchers

This work is also available as an online resource: www.encyclopediaofcorrections.com

Kent R. Kerley is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at The University of Texas at Arlington, USA. His primary research interests include corrections, religiosity, and drug careers. He is the author of Religious Faith in Correctional Contexts (2014) and editor of Current Studies in the Sociology of Religion (2015) and Policing and Program Evaluation (2005). His research has appeared in many top journals, including Aggression and Violent Behavior, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Justice Quarterly, Social Forces, and Social Problems.

Volume I

About the Editors

Notes on Contributors

Lexicon

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Corrections A-K

Volume II

Corrections L-Z

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	28.09.2017
Reihe/Serie	The Wiley Series of Encyclopedias in Criminology & Criminal Justice
Verlagsort	Hoboken
Sprache	englisch
Maße	180 x 254 mm
Gewicht	2132 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Strafverfahrensrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	Law • Penology & Police Science • Pönologie • Pönologie u. Polizeiwissenschaft • Rechtswissenschaft • Sociology • Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-118-84542-0 / 1118845420
ISBN-13	978-1-118-84542-4 / 9781118845424
Zustand	Neuware