Canadian corrections

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"Canadian Corrections provides a comprehensive overview of the history, organization, trends and issues in the Canadian corrections system. This 5th edition captures the dynamics of corrections in Canada and explores the unique attributes of the Canadian correctional enterprise."--

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Title Statements

Full title :Canadian corrections / Curt T. Griffiths (Simon Fraser University), Danielle J. Murdoch (Simon Fraser University).

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2018
Edition:Fifth edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Nelson
Place of Publication:Toronto, Ontario
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2018

The Physical Object

Description:xxxvi, 524 pages : : illustrations ; : 26 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780176700034, 017670003X
oclc:on1035291082
LC Classification:HV9507
Dewey Decimal:364.60971

Part one: Canadian corrections : setting the framework. Perspectives on crime and punishment -- The origins and evolution of Canadian corrections -- Contemporary Canadian corrections -- Sentencing : beginning the corrections process -- -- Part two: Corrections in the community : alternatives to confinement. Alternatives to confinement -- -- Part three: Incarceration. Correctional institutions -- Working inside : the experience of correctional officers -- Doing time : the experience of inmates -- Classification, case management, and treatment -- -- Part four: Returning to the community : release and re-entry -- Release from incarceration -- Re-entry and life after prison -- -- Part five: Special populations in corrections -- Women offenders -- Indigenous offenders -- Young offenders -- -- Part six: Going forward : reforming corrections. Creating effective systems of corrections.