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Informationen zum Autor Mary K. Stohr is a professor in the Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology at Washington State University. She received a Ph.D. (1990) in political science! with specializations in criminal justice and public administration! from Washington State University. Professor Stohr has published over 80 academic works in the areas of correctional organizations and operation! correctional personnel! inmate needs and assessment! program evaluation! gender! and victimization. Her books! with others! include The American Prison (with Cullen and Jonson); Correctional Assessment! Casework and Counseling (with Walsh); Corrections: A Text Reader (with Walsh and Hemmens); Criminal Justice Management: Theory and Practice in Justice Centered Organizations (with Collins); and The Prison Experience (with Hemmens). She is the Executive Director of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences! received the Founders Award from ACJS in 2009! and is a Co-Founder of the Corrections Section of ACJS. Klappentext Organized like a traditional corrections text! this book offers brief authored introductions in a mini-chapter format for each key Section! followed by carefully selected and edited original articles by leading scholars. This hybrid format û ensuring coverage of important material while emphasizing the significance of contemporary research - offers an excellent alternative which recognizes the impact and importance of new directions and policy in this field! and how these advances are determined by research. Zusammenfassung Combines journal articles with authored introductions to provide readers with a contemporary look at the study of corrections. Inhaltsverzeichnis 19516651
