Community-Based Corrections

Shannon M. Barton-Bellessa - Indiana State University, USA
Robert D. Hanser - University of Louisiana at Monroe

Series:
SAGE Text/Reader Series in Criminology and Criminal Justice

Other Titles in:
Community Corrections | Corrections/Penology

March 2011 | 656 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

Community Based Corrections: A Text/Reader is a text-reader that includes a collection of carefully selected, edited articles on community-based corrections that have previously appeared in a number of leading criminal justice academic journals. This book is a substitute for a 'standard' community-based corrections textbook, without becoming 'standard' because it will include text and original articles along with current research.

The book is divided into eleven Sections that will include 15 pages of authored text and 3-4 significant research-based articles with a policy orientation. The articles will provide the reader with a grasp of the development and current status of research on the various community-based corrections topics.

Ancillaries include instructor and student resource sites. Instructors will be provided test questions and PowerPoint slides. Materials on the student study site will include self-study quizzes and extra articles for each section of the book.

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Section I. History and Development of Community-Based Corrections

How to Read a Research Article

Readings:

1. The Ethics of Community-Based Sanctions, by Andrew von Hirsch

2. What Influences Offenders' Willingness to Serve Alternative Sanctions? by David C. May and Peter B. Wood

3. When the Policy Becomes the Problem: Criminal Justice in the New Millennium, by Sara Steen and Rachel Bandy

Section II. Pretrial Release and Diversion

Readings:

4. The Impact of Gender and Race-Ethnicity in the Pretrial Release Process, by Stephen Demuth and Darrell Steffensmeier

5. State Administration of Drug Courts: Exploring Issues of Authority, Funding, and Legitimacy, by Cary Heck and Aaron Roussell

Section III. Restorative Justice

Readings:

6. Restorative Practices in Instituttional Settings and at Release: Victim Wrap Around Programs, by Martha Henderson Hurley

7. The Effectiveness of Restorative Justice Practices: A Meta-Analysis, by Jeff Latimer, Craig Dowden, and Danielle Muise

Section IV. The Viability of Treatment Perspectives

Readings:

8. A Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Thinking for a Change: A "Real-World" Application, by Christopher T. Lowenkamp, Dana Hubbard, Matthew D. Makarios, and Edward J. Latessa

9. Offender Coercion in Treatment: A Meta-Analysis of Effectiveness, by Karen K. Parhar, J. Stephen Wormith, Dena M. Derkzen, and Adele M. Beauregard

Section V. Assessment and Risk Prediction

Readings:

10. The LSI-R and the COMPAS: Validation Data on Two Risk-Needs Tools, by Tracy L. Fass, Kirk Heilbrun, David DeMatteo, and Ralph Fretz

11. Can 14,737 Women Be Wrong? A Meta-Analysis of the LSI-R and Recidivism for Female Offenders, by Paula Smith, Francis T. Cullen, and Edward J. Latessa

Section VI. Probation Management and Case Planning

Readings:

12. Attorney Views on the Use of Private Agencies for Probation Supervision and Treatment, by Leanne Fiftal Alarid and Christine S. Schloss

13. From the Inside: The Meaning of Probation to Probationers, by Brandon K. Applegate, Hayden P. Smith, Alicia H. Sitren, and Nicolette Fariello Springer

14. Gender Matters: Differences in State Probation Officer Stress, by Terry Wells, Sharla Colbert, and Risdon N. Slate

Section VII. Community-Based Residential Intermediate Sanctions

Readings:

15. Removing a Nail From the Boot Camp Coffin: An Outcome Evaluation of Minnesota's Challenge Incarceration Program, by Grant Duwe and Deborah Kerschner

16. Post-Release Substance Abuse Treatment for Criminal Offenders: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, by Kathryn E. McCollister, Michael T. French, James A. Inciardi, Clifford A. Butzin, Steven S. Martin, and Robert M. Hooper

Section VIII. Community-Based Nonresidential and Economic Intermediate Sanctions

Readings:

17. The Effectiveness of Community Service Sentences Compared to Traditional Fines for Low-Level Offenders, by Jeffrey A. Bouffard and Lisa R. Mufti

18. Day Reporting Center Completion: Comparison of Individual and Multilevel Models, by Amy Craddock

19. Under Surveillance: An Empirical Test of the Effectiveness and Consequences of Electronic Monitoring, by Kathy G. Padgett, William D. Bales, and Thomas G. Blomberg

Section IX. Parole Management, Case Planning, and Reentry

Readings:

20. Does Parole Work? - Revisited: Reframing the Discussion of the Impact of Postprison Supervision on Offender Outcome, by Melinda D. Schlager and Kelly Robbins

21. "Punishment on the Installment Plan": Individual-Level Predictors of Parole Revocations in Four States, by Sara Steen and Tara Opsal

Section X. Juvenile Offenders

Readings:

22. An Experimental Juvenile Probation Program: Effects on Parent and Peer Relationships, by Eve Brank, Jodi Lane, Susan Turner, Terry Fain, and Amber Sehgal

23. Reconciling the Differences Between the "Gender-Responsive" and the "What Works" Literatures to Improve Services for Girls, by Dana Jones Hubbard and Betsy Matthews

Section XI. Specialized and Problematic Offender Typologies in a Changing Era

Readings:

24. Closing the Revolving Door? Substance Abuse Treatment as an Alternative to Traditional Sentencing for Drug-Dependent Offenders, by Tara D. Warner and John H. Kramer

25. Assessment of Community Reintegration on Planning for Sex Offenders: Poor Planning Predicts Recidivism, by Gwenda M. Willis and Randolph C. Grace

Glossary

References

Credits and Sources

Index

About the Authors

Supplements

Companion Website

A password-protected Instructor Teaching Site includes test questions and PowerPoint slides
An open-access Student Study Site includes self-study quizzes, as well as additional articles for each section of the book

The text book offers useful insights in the area of community corrections. The text book is a must reader for correctional officers and practitioners

Mr Gwatirera Javangwe

Psychology, University of Zimbabwe

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Easy to follow and use for an on-line course

Mr Ronald Kelly

Arts Sciences Div, Pennsylvania State University - Schuylkill Cap College

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Good combination of current information with current and classic readings in each area.

Professor Rich Wallace

Sociology Dept, University of Wisconsin - River Falls

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Considering for Fall 2012 semester

Roscoe Thomas

Criminal Justice Dept, Westfield State College

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This book provides excellent research examples that allow students to not only better understand community corrections, but also understand how research in the area is conducted.

Mr Michael Alan Hollingsworth

Political Science , Univ Of South Alabama-Baldwin

January 14, 2016

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The text book offers useful insights in the area of community corrections. The text book is a must reader for correctional officers and practitioners

Mr Gwatirera Javangwe

Psychology, University of Zimbabwe

June 10, 2015

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Considering for Fall 2012 semester

Roscoe Thomas

Criminal Justice Dept, Westfield State College