Corrections: A Critical Approach / Edition 3

by Michael Welch

Overview

Welch's CORRECTIONS is the only text to take a critical approach to the field of corrections. This unique and refreshing text encourages students to think analytically about punishment. By establishing a greater social context,corrections is presented against the backdrop of social forces — namely,political economic,religious,and technological forces that affect the corrections system. Students gain an understanding of the corrections system through the authors critical and issues-oriented presentation of materials. The book consistently introduces clear,meaningful,and exciting examples illustrating various issues and concepts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900415782097
Publication date:	03/21/2011
Pages:	768
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.40(d)

About the Author

Michael Welch is a Professor in the Criminal Justice program at Rutgers University, US. His research interests include punishment, human rights, and social control, and his articles have appeared in journals such as Punishment and Society, Social Justice and Critical Criminology. He has also authored numerous books, including Crimes of Power & States of Impunity: The U.S. Response to Terror (Rutgers University Press, 2009), Ironies of Imprisonment (Sage, 2005), and Punishment in America (Sage, 1999).

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Introducing a Critical Approach: Linking Corrections, Crimes
and Social Problems
CHAPTER 2: A Critical Approach to Crime
CHAPTER 3: A Social History of Punishment and Corrections
CHAPTER 4: A Social History of America's Correctional Experience
CHAPTER 5: Traditional and Critical Perspectives on Corrections
CHAPTER 6: The Social World of Imprisonment: Organizational and Subculturals
Aspects of Corrections
CHAPTER 7: Jails and Detention
CHAPTER 8: Women in Corrections
CHAPTER 9: Juveniles in Corrections
CHAPTER 10: Minorities in Corrections
CHAPTER 11: The Death Penalty
CHAPTER 12: Institutional Violence and Riots
CHAPTER 13: The Rights of Inmates and Prisoner Litigation
CHAPTER 14: Community Corrections and Alternatives to Incarceration
CHAPTER 15: Current Issues and Future Trends in Corrections

Editorial Reviews

'I would be hard-pressed to identify another corrections textbook that I would seriously consider adopting over this one. The updated material is welcomed. The strength of the book remains, however, its critical approach to corrections and the attention it gives to history, ideology, and the ways in which social forces influence punishment.' – Jeanne Flavin, Fordham University

'In Corrections: A Critical Approach, Michael Welch overcomes the limitations of traditional analyses of the correctional field through his unique use of what he calls a critical approach . . . All considered, the coverage throughout the book is broad ranging and well rounded. In short Welch's book on corrections is one of the best I have seen.' – Professor Michael J. Lynch, University of South Florida. Quoted in Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

"Michael Welch in Corrections: A Critical Approach makes some very valuable contributions to our understanding of corrections. The work hopes to offer, and I believe it does so, a critical thinking exercise that draws attention to the comparative nature of corrections, work in the field of corrections, and cultural penology. The basic premise is that we cannot accept the correctional system on its face value because the system is too crowded, too violent, and too expensive to ignore, especially if there are alternatives that are equally effective."–Dr Edward Sieh, Lasell College

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