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Chapter 1: Foundations of Corrections: Punishment and Early Institutions
Chapter 2: Reform, the Reformatory Era, and the Rise of Modern Corrections
Chapter 3: Correctional Ideologies: Punishment, Rehabilitation, Prevention, and Restorative Justice
Chapter 4: Sentencing, Appeals, and Correctional Decision-Making
Chapter 5: Probation: History, Administration, and Contemporary Practice
Chapter 6: Diversion and Intermediate Sanctions
Chapter 7: Jails: History, Populations, and Contemporary Challenges
Chapter 8: The U.S. Prison System: Growth, Classification, Organization, and Privatization
Chapter 9: Correctional Treatment, Rehabilitation, and Reentry
Chapter 10: Correctional Staff, Institutional Culture, and Wellness
Chapter 11: Aging, Disability, and Special Health Needs in Corrections
Chapter 12: Institutional Life, Safety, Riots, and the Human Experience of Incarceration
Chapter 13: Prison Gangs and Security Threat Groups
Chapter 14: Inmate Rights and Vulnerable Populations