Corrections: An Introduction, 7th edition

Richard P. Seiter

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For introductory courses in corrections.

An insider’s guide to corrections today

Corrections offers a practical understanding of the operations of corrections, drawing on the author's three decades of service in the system. While each chapter includes a segment on history and theory, Seiter focuses on the challenges correctional workers face and the practical ways they respond to those challenges. Case studies, career information and real examples expose the realities of working in the field.

The 7th Edition reflects the most recent data on correctional populations, as well as new research impacting correctional policy. This edition has a new focus on the issue of racial disparity among clients of correctional agencies, and how correctional officials attempt to respond.

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Direct insight into corrections

A Look Into... boxes explore real events in corrections, at times offering first-hand perspectives.
EXPANDED: An Interview With... provides personal accounts of correctional officers and inmates, including many new interviews with key leaders in corrections.

Policy implications

Case studies present real situations exemplifying the policy challenges confronting correctional staff.
A Question of Policy boxes focus on the policy implications of correctional theories and perspectives.

A practical focus

Your Career in Corrections describes types of correctional jobs, including job requirements and work conditions.
You Make the Decision... at the end of each chapter challenges students to respond to common issues in the field.

New and updated features of this title

The status of prison populations

UPDATED: A new look at the reduced number of correctional clients examines reasons for the decline, including sentencing reforms over the past few years.
EXPANDED: New information on parole effectiveness and a renewed emphasis on prison reentry has been added. The impact on treatment programs on reducing recidivism is also explored.
UPDATED: A new focus on the issue of racial disparity among clients of correctional agencies is seen in this edition, along with how correctional officials attempt to respond.

Policy updates and implications

UPDATED: References to court cases have been updated throughout the text. Updates in Chapter 15 include significant decisions impacting inmate rights and the death penalty.
UPDATED: Updates on the death penalty and changes in several jurisdictions are highlighted. Changing policy and public opinion regarding the death penalty is discussed.
UPDATED: The impact of budget on correctional policy is examined in further updates, activities and implications. Included are efforts to reduce costs and the resulting impact on correctional budgets.

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PART I: PUTTING CORRECTIONS IN PERSPECTIVE

The History of Crime and Corrections
Sentencing and the Correctional Process

PART II: CORRECTIONAL POLICY AND OPERATIONS

Jails
Probation and Intermediate Sanctions
Prison Systems
Parole and Prison Reentry

PART III: CORRECTIONAL CLIENTS

The Clients of Adult Correctional Agencies
The Juvenile Correctional System
Special Offenders

PART IV: PRISON LIFE

The Management of Prisons
Prison Life for Inmates
The World of Prison Staff
Custody within a Prison
Treatment and Programs within a Prison

PART V: ISSUES IN CORRECTIONS

Legal Issues and the Death Penalty
Current and Future Issues in Corrections

Endnotes

Glossary

About our author

Richard P. Seiter is a career correctional professional, having worked in prisons and for correctional agencies for more than 30 years. Following receipt of his PhD in Public Administration from the Ohio State University (OSU), he was a research associate and Assistant Director of the Crime and Delinquency Center at OSU.

In 1976, he began a career with the BOP and worked in two federal prisons (the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, and the U.S. Penitentiary in Leavenworth, Kansas). He was Director of the BOP Staff Training Center in Denver, Colorado, and became the first Chief of the NIC National Academy of Corrections in Boulder, Colorado.

He served as warden of two federal prisons (the Federal Prison Camp in Allenwood, Pennsylvania, and the Federal Correctional Institution in Greenville, Illinois). He also served as both Assistant Director for Industries, Education, and Training and Chief Operating Officer of Federal Prison Industries, with sales of over $400 million per year of prison-made products.

Seiter was Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) for almost six years. In this position, he was responsible for all Ohio prisons, the parole board and parole supervision, and many community correctional programs. He managed an annual budget of $400 million and a staff of 8,000, and he oversaw the construction of more than 10,000 prison beds at a cost of $500 million. In addition, DRC renovated and opened four other facilities during this period.

For five years after retiring from the BOP, he was a faculty member at Saint Louis University (SLU). He received tenure and promotion to Full Professor, as well as serving as Director of Criminal Justice. During this time, he wrote two textbooks, published several articles and expanded the program and course offerings at SLU.

From 2005 until 2011, he was Executive Vice President of Corrections Corporation of America (now CoreCivic), the largest private prison company in the United States. In this position, Seiter oversaw the operation of the sixth largest prison system in the country, with 63 prisons, 17,000 staff members and 75,000 inmates.

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