Corrections in America :  an introduction / 
Harry E. Allen...[et al.] 
 - 11th ed. 
 - New Jersey :  Pearson,  c2007. 
 - xxiv, 497p. :  iii. (some col.) ;  28cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliography and index 
<br/><br/> Corrections in America has been the best-selling text in the field for over 40 years. It covers virtually all aspects of corrections, including its history, prisons in the present, correctional ideologies, sentencing and legal issues, alternatives to imprisonment, institutional corrections, and correctional clients. This new edition includes expanded coverage of contemporary issues, including juvenile facilities, state and federal prisons, and security threats and gangs.<br/> 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Corrections -- United States. Corrections. United States.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>364.60973 COR