Canadian corrections

Griffiths, Curt T. (Curt Taylor) 1948- (Author). Murdoch, Danielle J., (author.).

Summary: Canadian Corrections, Fourth Edition, is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of corrections in Canada. It captures the dynamics of corrections in this country and explores the unique attributes of the Canadian correctional enterprise. The materials presented in this text are descriptive and analytical. In writing this text, the authors present the materials in a way that will stimulate students? thinking about corrections and capture the intensity of the issues surrounding the response to criminal offenders by systems of corrections. -- Reviw from amazon.ca website.

Record details

ISBN: 9780176529215
ISBN: 0176529217
Physical Description: print
xxviii, 392 p. ; 26 cm.
Edition: Fourth edition.
Publisher: Toronto : Nelson Education, 2014.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the authors -- Part I. Canadian corrections: setting the framework -- Part II. Corrections in the community: alternatives to confinement -- Part III. Incarceration -- Part IV. Returning to the community: release ane reentry -- Part V. Special populations in corrections -- Part VI. Going foreward: reforming corrections -- Glossary -- Index.