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Informationen zum Autor Faith E. Lutze (Ph.D., Administration of Justice, Pennsylvania State University; M.A., Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University. Her current research interests include drug courts, the professional role of community corrections officers, offender adjustment to community corrections supervision, and gender and justice with an emphasis on masculinity in prisons. She teaches criminal justice courses on corrections, violence toward women, ethics, and gender and justice. Dr. Lutze has published her research on boot camp prisons, masculine prison environments, community corrections officers, and drug courts in various journals including Justice Quarterly, Crime & Delinquency, Criminology and Public Policy, and The Journal of Criminal Justice. She received the Coremae Richey Mann Leadership Award (2010) presented by the Minorities and Women Section of ACJS and the ACJS Corrections Section Award (2010) for scholarship and service in corrections. Klappentext Specifically focused on community corrections officers (CCOs), this book enhances the understanding of how CCOs, and their work, are connected to a broader political, economic and social context. The book interprets what we know based on existing research to inform policy and the implementation of community corrections. Zusammenfassung One of the first contemporary works to bring together research focused on community corrections officers! Professional Lives of Community Corrections Officers: The Invisible Side of Reentry! by Faith E. Lutze! helps readers understand the importance of community corrections officers to the success of the criminal justice system. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1. The Professional Responsibility of Community Corrections Officers Chapter 2. Beyond Law Enforcement and Social Work: Achieving Balanced and Integrated Supervision Chapter 3. CCOs and Their Relationship With the Community Chapter 4. Working Within Community Corrections Agencies Chapter 5. Expanding the Expertise of Community Corrections Officers: Embracing Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 6. Community Corrections Officers and Interagency Collaboration Chapter 7. Conclusion: Investing in Community Corrections Officers as Street-Level Boundary Spanners ...
