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Community Corrections

Mark Jones

This comprehensive text, geared toward novices as well as experienced professionals in law enforcement, the courts, and institutional corrections, fills an important need in the study of community corrections. The author skillfully guides readers throughout the operation of community corrections, from pretrial supervision through the revocation process. Salient topics include: historical forces that shaped modern community corrections; its role within the criminal justice system; how it interfaces with the community, including its impact on innocent third parties; and the responsibilities of community corrections officers. Practical case studies address issues of integrity and human dignity; international foci illuminate community corrections practices in other countries; and literary foci provide new and insightful perspectives. Ideas for research papers are offered at the end of each chapter.
 

$33.95 list, 420 pages

10-digit ISBN: 1-57766-261-X

13-digit ISBN: 978-1-57766-261-7

© 2004

“Excellent. I will definitely use it when I teach community corrections. Congratulations on a comprehensive and balanced job.”  — Joan Petersilia, University of California, Irvine

“I find the text comprehensive and information well presented. It lends itself to the overall program in correctional administration.” — J. Patrick Gallagher, Santa Fe Community College

“Good content, very informative. Also, nice format and reasonable price.”   — David B. Stumpf, Central Lakes College

Table of Contents

1. Community Corrections: An Overview

America's Crime Dilemma and the Criminal Justice System / Community Corrections: The Six Main Divisions / U.S. Probation and Parole Populations / Understanding Community Corrections

2. Community Corrections in the Criminal Justice System

Community Corrections in the Justice System Process / Community Corrections and the Courts / Community Corrections and Prisons / Community Corrections' Purpose in the System / Sanction Goals: The Circular Model

3. History of Probation

Probation before Probation: The Ancient World / Community Corrections in Colonial and Early America / Probation and the Advent of the Juvenile Justice System / Probation and the Progressive Era / The Origin of Federal Probation / The Emergence of Rehabilitation / Social Unrest, Change, and Probation in the 1960s / The 1980s and Beyond: The Return of Retribution / Professional Organizations in Community Corrections

4. The Pretrial and Presentence Stages

The Bail Process / Preventive Detention / Pretrial Supervision / The Presentence Investigation

5. Community Corrections and the Courts

Sentencing Schemes / Conditions of Supervision / Common Conditions of Release / Legal Challenges to Probation Conditions / Placing an Organization on Probation

6. The Community Corrections Organization

The Organization of Community Corrections / Judicial versus Executive Administration / Bureaucratic Thought and Community Corrections / Total Quality Management / The High‑Reliability Organization / Leadership Development / Police Partnerships / Rural Community Corrections / Identifying the Effective Community Corrections Officer / Probation Officers and Firearms / Privatization in Community Corrections Organizations / Criminal Justice Partnership Acts / Officer Liability in Supervision

7. Supervision and the Community Corrections Officer

The Community Corrections Officer / Supervision / Assessment and Classification / The Prediction Challenge

8. Intermediate Sanctions: Nonresidential

Net Widening / Types of Intermediate Sanctions

9. Intermediate Sanctions: Residential

Residential Centers / The Impact of Intermediate Sanctions

10. History of Parole

Indentured Servitude in the United States / The Australian Experiment / The Irish Parole Experiment / Pardon: Precursor of U.S. Parole / Parole in the United States / Retribution and Structured Sentencing

11. The Parole Decision

The Postsentence Investigation / The Parole Board / Factors Considered in the Release Decision

12. Parole and Postrelease Supervision

Civil Liberties of Convicted Felons / Reintegration / Parole Absconders and Violators / Parole and Public Safety / Abolish Parole?

13. The Revocation Stage

Revocation and Due Process / Probation Revocations and Miranda / Revocations and Monetary Requirements of Probation / Arguments for and against Revocations for Technical Violations / Officer Liability in Revocations

14. Community Corrections: Trends and Conclusions

The Law Enforcement Role / "Broken Windows" Probation / Terrorism / The Role of Technology / The Metaphysical Component / Privatization / Remedicalization of Community Corrections / Refusal to Accept Failure / Accountability through Program Evaluation / How Effective Is Community Supervision? / The End of Probation?

 Appendix A: Conditions of Probation Supervision

Appendix B: Example of Day Fine Unit Scale

Appendix C: Parole Authorities across the United States

 Glossary