Perspectives on Community-Based Corrections

Contents in Brief Table of Contents List of Additional Insight Boxes List of Internet Resources Boxes List of Images List of Tables and Figures Boxes Preface Acknowledgements Part 1 Understanding Community-Based Corrections for Adults Chapter 1 Contextualizing Community-Based Corrections Introduction and Learning Objectives Understanding Community-Based Corrections Forms of Community-Based Corrections What Does Community-Based Corrections Aim to Achieve? Controlling and Changing Behavior in Society Correctional Control and the Decarceration Process A Snapshot of Contemporary Community-Based Corrections Community-Based Corrections as Part the Justice Process Summary and Connecting Chapter Content Discussion and Reflection Questions Put into Practice A Question of Ethics Additional Video and Multimedia Resources Bibliography Chapter 2 The Perspectives and Experiences of Individuals Under Supervision Introduction and Learning Objectives Understanding the Perspective of Individuals Experiencing Community-Based Corrections Community-Based Supervision and Invisible Punishments Economic Impacts on Individuals Under Supervision Housing Restrictions on Individuals Under Supervision Instrumental Impacts on Individuals Under Supervision Psychological Impacts on Individuals Under Supervision Negative Effects Positive Effects System-Based Critiques of Community-Based Corrections Lack of Transparency Communication Failures Advice for the Community-Based Supervision Officer Develop a Positive Working Relationship Collaborate Collaborate with Others to Address Issues Be a Change Facilitator, Not an Inhibitor Communicate Honestly, Clearly, and Often Summary and Connecting Chapter Content Discussion and Reflection Questions Put into Practice A Question of Ethics Additional Video and Multimedia Resources Bibliography Chapter 3 Ideals, Aims, and Realities of Supervision Introduction and Learning Objectives Criminological Perspectives to Better Understand and Address Unwanted Behavior Aims of Criminal Sanctioning Through a Community-Based Corrections Lens Rehabilitation Deterrence Restoration Incapacitation Retribution and 'Just Deserts' Achieving the Aims of Community-Based Corrections Interventions and incentives Interventions and Incentives Ideals and Realities: An Example of the Right Amount of Supervision Summary and Connecting Chapter Content Discussion and Reflection Questions Put into Practice A Question of Ethics Additional Video and Multimedia Resources Bibliography Chapter 4 Enduring Practices in Probation and Parole Introduction and Learning Objectives The Origins of Community-Based Corrections A Brief History of Probation and Pretrial Supervision The Development of Parole and Work Release Programs Legacies on Contemporary Practices How Probation and Parole Agencies are Organized Branches and Level of Government that Administer Probation and Parole Summary and Connecting Chapter Content Discussion and Reflection Questions Put into Practice A Question of Ethics Additional Video and Multimedia Resources Bibliography Chapter 5 The Nature of Working in Community-Based Corrections Introduction and Learning Objectives What Is Needed for a Career in Community-Based Corrections Building Skill Through Education and Experience Career Opportunities Training and Advancement The Practice of Community-Based Corrections Officers Professional Conduct in Community-Based Corrections Shifts in Correctional Policies and Practices Discourse About Punitiveness in Community-Based Supervision Summary and Connecting Chapter Content Discussion and Reflection Questions Put into Practice A Question of Ethics Additional Video and Multimedia Resources Bibliography Part 2 Forms of Post-Sentence Community Supervision for Adults Chapter 6 Understanding the Probation Sentence Introduction and Learning Objectives What Is Probation? The Probation Sentence Decision-Making Process Features of Probation Supervision Care Versus Control in Probation Practice Probation as Rehabilitation Probation as Social and Crime Control A Critique of 21-Century Probation Practices Summary and Connecting Chapter Content Discussion and Reflection Questions Put into Practice A Question of Ethics Additional Video and Multimedia Resources Bibliography Chapter 7 Post-Incarceration Supervision and Community Reintegration Introduction and Learning Objectives The Challenges of Reintegrating Back into The Community Why Release Prisoners onto Parole? Discretionary Parole Release Mandatory Parole Release Parole Conditions and Decision Making The Decision to Revoke Parole Critiques of the Parole Process Extralegal Factors in Parole Decisions Controversy over Parole Boards Parole within a Reentry Context Summary and Connecting Chapter Content Discussion and Reflection Questions Put into Practice A Question of Ethics Additional Video and Multimedia Resources Bibliography Chapter 8 Conditions and Intermediate Sanctions Introduction and Learning Objectives What Are Conditions of Supervision? The