The Encyclopedia of Corrections

The Encyclopedia of Corrections is an up–to–date, authoritative two volume reference work for the field of corrections and criminal justice featuring over 280 detailed scholarly entries. Under the general editorship of Kent R. Kerley, it brings together the latest work in the field  from a range of top criminal justice scholars and practitioners from around the world. It provides comprehensive coverage of basic topics in corrections, including history, trends and types of punishment, correctional theory, policy, and law,  and summarizes the latest theory and practice in major topical areas within corrections, such as sentencing, community corrections, jails and prisons, special populations, women, juveniles, treatment, prisoner reentry, and the death penalty.

It features an engaging and jargon–free writing style that will appeal to those coming to the topic for the first time.

With a broad range of cutting–edge examples drawn from criminal justice systems  throughout the US and around the world, the Encyclopedia is the essential go–to resource for students, scholars and researchers studying and working in the fields of corrections and criminal justice.

Volume I

About the Editors

Notes on Contributors

Lexicon

Introduction

Acknowledgments

Corrections A–??

Volume II

Corrections ??–Z

Index

Kent R. Kerley is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at The University of Texas at Arlington, USA. His primary research interests include corrections, religiosity, and drug careers. He is the author of Religious Faith in Correctional Contexts (2014) and editor of Current Studies in the Sociology of Religion (2015) and Policing and Program Evaluation (2005). His research has appeared in many top journals, including Aggression and Violent Behavior, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Justice Quarterly, Social Forces, and Social Problems.