Correctional Administration: Integrating Theory and Practice - Couverture rigide

Seiter, Richard P.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0130871478 ISBN 13 : 9780130871473

Editeur : Pearson, 2001

Synopsis

For undergraduate courses in Correctional Management, Correctional Administration and Introduction to Corrections.

 

Paying particular attention to present issues, policies and procedures, Correctional Administration provides excellent coverage of both theory and practice. The text is written to help students understand the past, present and future of corrections, the functions of correctional administrators and the issues that drive administrators to create new operational approaches to new challenges. The text is organized to provide readers with essential history and background, an understanding of critical issues, the functions of correctional operations and projections for future needs. Features excellent case studies and practical examples.

 

The author brings over 20 years of experience in prisons and correctional agencies.

A propos du livre

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Correctional Administration: Integrating Theory and Practice provides excellent coverage of both the theory and practice of correctional administration. This textbook helps students understand the past, present, arid future of corrections, the functions of correctional administrators, and the issues that will drive the roles required of administrators, as they create new operational approaches in response to new challenges. It is organized into five sections, each providing readers of essential history and background, an understanding of critical issues, the important functions of correctional operations, and projections for future needs and adjustments to correctional administration.

Correctional Administration: Integrating Theory and Practice has several features that make it a unique learning opportunity for students. These include:

• In-depth coverage of topics in correctional administration and general public administration issues
• Practical Perspectives: excellent case studies incorporated throughout the text
• You're the Correctional Administrator: end-of-each-chapter discussion and exercises for students that place them in a decision making role where they mast solve a real problem
• Web site linkages and exercises included at the end of each chapter
• Understandable and interesting writing style

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0130871478
• ISBN 13: 9780130871473
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 502
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Riccardo Bacigalupo; riccardo.bacigalupo@sanoma.it; ; Sanoma Italia Via Arconati, 1 �; Milano; 20135; Italie