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Chapter 1
• Discuss the history of corrections.
• Discuss the development of formal corrections.
• Discuss punishment of the middle ages.
• Discuss enlightenment thinkers and the development of corrections.
Chapter 2
• Explain the roles of the court team in the sentencing process.
• Summarize the bail process, pretrial release, and preventive detention.
• Explain what is meant by indeterminate sentencing.
• Identify the various forms of determinate sentencing.
• Describe the role of sentencing guidelines.
• Discuss what is meant by truth-in-sentencing.
• Identify the most serious issues in sentencing.
Chapter 3
• Explain what is meant by the term community corrections act.
• Compare the main types of diversion programs and identify their advantages and disadvantages.
• Discuss the advantages of being placed on probation.
• Explain the risk assessment models and their current emphasis.
• Describe the various ways probation is administered.
• Clarify the legal rights of probationers.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of probation and identify some of the promising programs in probation services.
Chapter 4
• Discuss the benefits of intermediate sanctions.
• Describe the continuum of intermediate sanctions.
• Identify the sanctions that stand alone, and what they contribute to intermediate sanctions.
• Identify the sanctions as add-ons to probation and what they contribute to intermediate sanctions.
• Identify the sanctions that include incarceration and what they contribute to intermediate sanctions.
• Examine the relationship between restorative justice and intermediate sanctions.
• Evaluate the effectiveness and future of intermediate sanctions.
Chapter 5
• Describe the history and development of the jail.
• Identify the makeup of the jail population.
• Discuss jail administration and structure.
• Compare the new-generation jail with more traditional jails.
• Describe jail-based treatment programs.
• Recognize the legal and administrative issues of jail confinement.
• Discuss the future trends of the jail.
Chapter 6
• Identify the extent to which prisons mirror the larger society.
• Describe the age, gender, and racial makeup of those sent to prison.
• Discuss the federal jurisdictions over prisons.
• Explain whether state jurisdictions are similar from one state to another.
• Summarize how many prisoners are housed in private facilities and whether there is common agreement on the effectiveness of these facilities.
• Discuss the security types of correctional institutions.
• Describe what prisons look like.
• Define the basic responsibilities of a correctional administrator.
• Explain the proactive management style.
Chapter 7
• Describe the relationship between classification and institutional security.
• Explain the changing social structure of prisons, including gangs, racial tensions, contraband, and sex in prison.
• Explain the reasons for prison violence.
• Identify the main reason for the fact that more than 100,000 women are in prison.
• Identify the findings of the classic studies of social structure in women's prisons.
• Discuss the contemporary studies of women doing time in prison.
• Ascertain that providing sufficient programs for incarcerated women with children is critical.
• Identify the serious issues of health care in women's prisons.
• Articulate the changing roles and challenges of correctional officers in prisons.
Chapter 8
• Discuss what is meant by the term prisoners' rights.
• Discuss the foundation of prisoners' rights.
• Identify the First, Fourth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendment substantive rights that the courts have awarded inmates.
• Summarize the legal services that are available to inmates.
• Discuss the rights that have not been given to inmates.