Stohr, Mary K. <br/><br/>
Corrections :  the essentials 
Mary K. Stohr, Anthony Walsh 
 - 2nd ed. 
 - Los Angeles :  Sage,  c2016. 
 - xv, 368 p. :  col. ill. ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> This book includes the usual topics typically found in corrections textbooks, from the history and development of correctional institutions, to the future of corrections. The book’s brevity makes it an excellent core textbook that can easily be supplemented with additional reading materials.<br/>New to this Edition:<br/><br/>Two new chapters on Ethics and the Death Penalty<br/>Topic coverage added are: restorative justice, the elderly, mental illness, transgendered inmates, Native Americans, and correctional programming. <br/>Perspective from a Practitioner essay feature added to each chapter.  Guests would be experts on particular topics, such as practitioners, ex-offenders, inmates, and professors.<br/>Added Ethical Issues boxes that present a scenario and ask the student "What Would You Do?" 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781483372242 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2015303093 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Corrections--United States<br/>Criminal justice, Administration of--United States<br/>Punishment--United States
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>365.973 ST CO