American Corrections

Dr. Todd R. Clear is university professor of criminal law at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. He is currently involved in studies examining the effects of incarceration, the criminological implications of "place" and the concept of "community justice." A prolific author, Dr. Clear has written on topics of correctional classification, prediction methods in correctional programming, community-based correctional methods, intermediate sanctions and sentencing policy. He has served as president of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Criminology and the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. Dr. Clear has served as a programming and policy consultant to public agencies in more than 40 states and five nations. In addition, his work has been recognized with prestigious awards from the American Society of Criminology, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, The Rockefeller School of Public Policy, the American Probation and Parole Association and the International Community Corrections Association. Dr. Clear has written 13 books addressing various aspects of the justice system, including three books on community justice and a book on mass incarceration. Dr. Michael Reisig is professor of criminology and criminal justice at Arizona State University. He received his Ph.D. from Washington State University. Previous to joining Arizona State University, he served on the faculty of Michigan State University and Florida State University. Dr. Reisig's corrections research has appeared in several leading criminology journals, including Criminology, Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly and Punishment and Society. The late George F. Cole was professor emeritus of political science at the University of Connecticut. He was recognized for outstanding teaching and research, and in 1995 was named a fellow of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. A specialist in the administration of criminal justice, Dr. Cole published extensively on such topics as prosecution, courts and corrections. He also developed and directed the graduate corrections program at the University of Connecticut and was a fellow at the National Institute of Justice (1988). Among his other accomplishments, Dr. Cole was granted two awards under the Fulbright-Hays Program to conduct criminal justice research in England and the former Yugoslavia.

• Part I: THE CORRECTIONAL CONTEXT.1. The Corrections System.2. The Early History of Correctional Thought and Practice.3. The History of Corrections in America.4. The Punishment of Offenders.5. The Law of Corrections.6. The Correctional Client.Part II: CORRECTIONAL PRACTICES.7. Jails: Detention and Short-Term Incarceration.8. Probation.9. Intermediate Sanctions and Community Corrections.10. Incarceration.11. The Prison Experience.12. Incarceration of Women.13. Institutional Management.14. Institutional Programs.15. Release from Incarceration.16. Making It: Supervision in the Community.17. Corrections for Juveniles.Part III: CORRECTIONAL ISSUES AND PERSPECTIVES.18. Incarceration Trends.19. Race, Ethnicity, and Corrections.20. The Death Penalty.21. Community Justice.22. American Corrections.Looking Forward.