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The fifth edition of Maroun/Siegel/Bartollas’ CORRECTIONS TODAY offers a front-line look at the corrections industry. For those interested in principles and applications found in the real world, this paperback version of the Introduction to Corrections is a more succinct and visually appealing option than the hardcover versions. It looks at the corrections industry from the perspective of students, maybe you included, who are considering a career in the sector or who are employed in the industry but are pursuing an advanced degree to advance in their careers or change careers. This version provides a useful, interesting, career-focused, and authoritative introduction to corrections. It has been updated with additional professional profiles and gives incisive treatment of restorative justice, unique offender populations, the use of private prisons, COVID-19 effect, and many other current themes.
About the Author
Rimonda R. Maroun, Ph.D., completed her doctoral work at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and is currently a faculty member in the criminal justice department at Endicott College. Her primary research interests include evidence-based treatment modalities in corrections, juvenile justice policy and practice, and race and ethnicity across the justice system from initial contact to sentencing and correctional treatment. Her recent monograph, Contextual Characteristics in Juvenile Sentencing, examines the impact of community characteristics, specifically concentrated disadvantage, on juvenile court outcomes. Dr. Maroun has a passion for challenging students to think critically about how they can have a positive effect on the criminal justice system, no matter what career path they take.
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