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Correctional Theory
Context and Consequences
Second Edition
- Francis T. Cullen - University of Cincinnati, USA
- Cheryl Lero Jonson - Xavier University, USA
January 2016 | 352 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc
“The text is an incredible composite of the literature that has shaped correctional practice. The authors have a great capacity for making research interesting and accessible. Cullen and Jonson have accomplished their goal of motivating readers to become sophisticated consumers of correctional knowledge.”
—Betsy Matthews, Eastern Kentucky University
The Second Edition of Correctional Theory: Context and Consequences continues to identify and evaluate the major competing theories used to guide the goals, policies, and practices of the correctional system. Authors Francis T. Cullen and Cheryl Lero Jonson demonstrate that changes in theories can legitimize new ways of treating and punishing offenders, and they help readers understand how transformations 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.
Preface
PART I. Crisis in American Corrections
CHAPTER 1. From Theory to Policy: Evidence-Based Corrections
CHAPTER 2. Correctional Theory in Crisis: America’s Changing Context
PART II. The Punishment Response
CHAPTER 3. Just Deserts: Doing Justice or Getting Tough?
CHAPTER 4. Deterrence: Scaring Offenders Straight
CHAPTER 5. Incapacitation: Locking Up the Wicked
PART III. The Social Welfare Response
CHAPTER 6. Restorative Justice: Reintegrative Shaming
CHAPTER 7. Rehabilitation: What Works to Change Offenders
PART IV. Extending the Vision of Corrections
CHAPTER 8. Reentry: Saving Offenders from a Life in Crime
CHAPTER 9. Early Intervention: Saving Children From a Life in Crime
CHAPTER 10. Six Correctional Lessons: Choosing Our Future
References
Index
About the Authors
Supplements
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