The corrections system

The early history of correctional thought and practice

The history of corrections in America

The punishment of offenders

The law of corrections

The correctional client

Jails : detention and short-term incarceration

Probation

Intermediate sanctions and community corrections

Incarceration

The prison experience

Incarceration of women

Institutional management

Institutional programs

Release from incarceration

Making it : supervision in the community

Corrections for juveniles

Incarceration trends

Race, ethnicity, and corrections

The death penalty

Community justice

American corrections : looking forward.