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History and sentencing -- The corrections system -- A historical perspective on punishment and social structure -- The purpose of punishment and sentencing trends -- Correctional practice -- Jails -- Probation and alternatives to incarceration -- Prisons -- Coming home: reentry and parole -- Juvenile corrections -- The corrections workforce -- Critical issues and policy questions -- Law and corrections : holding corrections accountable -- Corrections and the color line -- Women in the corrections system -- Challenging and vulnerable populations -- Death row and the death penalty -- The effectiveness and future of american corrections -- The growth of privatization in corrections -- The politics and future of mass incarceration -- Glossary -- References -- Index -- About the authors

This centennial collection of essays and original research studies captures the varied spectrum of philosophies and concerns of the Board and staff of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) over the past century . The criminological experts represented in this volume are renowned for their study and research into the far reaches of this field of study. As a chronicle of the NCCD's development, editors Barry Krisberg, Susan Marchionna, and Christopher Baird include some of the most groundbreaking material to come out of the workings of this unique American institution

Foundations of policing -- Policing in America -- A brief history of police in the United States -- Police organization and administration : an overview -- Police operations -- Recruitment and selection of police officers -- Police training and education -- Police work : operations and functions -- Contemporary strategies in policing -- Police conduct -- The police culture and work stress -- Law, court decisions, and the police -- Discretion and ethics in policing -- Police misconduct and accountability -- Contemporary issues in policing -- Policing in a diverse society -- Technology and the police -- Transnational crime, white-collar crime, and terrorism -- Private police -- Looking ahead -- The future of policing in america --