Corrections Today 5th Edition By Rimonda Maroun, Larry Siegel, Clemens Bartollas

Corrections Today, 5th Edition by Rimonda Maroun, Larry Siegel, and Clemens Bartollas is a comprehensive, visually-driven textbook published by Cengage Learning that provides an application-focused introduction to the American correctional system.Core SpecificationsPublisher: Cengage LearningPublication Date: May 15, 2023Print Length: 330 pagesStandard Print ISBN-13: 978-0357763506Digital/eTextbook ISBN-13: 978-0357763582Key Content & Focus AreasThe text serves as a concise alternative to traditional, dense hardback introduction courses. It explicitly structures the material around real-world applications for students pursuing or advancing a career in criminal justice.Modern Themes: Includes updated real-world data regarding the impacts of COVID-19 on institutional populations, contemporary insights into restorative justice, and recidivism metrics.Institutional Realities: Evaluates specialized inmate profiles, prisoners' rights, and the financial and operational debate surrounding private prisons.System Layout: Traces the entire process from initial sentencing guidelines through local jails, state/federal prisons, and community reentry programs like probation and parole.Chapter StructureThe textbook spans 12 key chapters categorized into four thematic units:Part I: The Correctional System: How and Why We CorrectChapter 1: The Correctional SystemChapter 2: Sentencing and the Correctional ProcessPart II: Types of Correctional Sanctions (Chapters 3-6)Covers community corrections, intermediate sanctions, restorative justice, jails, and prisons.Part III: Institutional Life & Reentry (Chapters 7-10)Covers prison life, gender-specific issues, rights, and parole.