Routledge Handbook on American Prisons

Preface Part 1: Prison Security, Operations, and AdministrationChapter 1: Prison Rules, Regulations, and Disciplinary Procedures Beverly Reece and Catherine D. MarcumChapter 2: The Evolution of Privitized Corrections in America Laurie A. Gould and Matthew PateChapter 3: Review of Risk Assessment and Classification in Prison Tim BrennanChapter 4: Working in Institutional Corrections: The Roles, Responsibilities, and Challenges of Being a Correctional Officer Nancy Hogan and Eric LambertChapter 5: Convenience without Conscience: Supermax Confinement in American Penology Kevin MinorPart 2: Types of Offenders and PopulationsChapter 6: Who Goes to Prison and Why: Examining Offender Characteristics and Offense Types Jonathan GrubbChapter 7: Women in Corrections Brenda BlackwellChapter 8: People Suffering from Mental Illness in Prison Brent Teasdale, Leah E. Daigle, and Taylor GannChapter 9: Elderly Inmates Doris SchartmuellerPart 3: Living and Dying in PrisonChapter 10: Prison Violence Robert Johnson, Ann Marie Rocheleau and Esther MatthewsChapter 11: Misconduct in Corrections TaLisa J. CarterChapter 12: Sexual Behavior in Prison Jessie L. Krienert and Jeffrey A. WalshChapter 13: Correctional Healthcare Patricia Becker and Daniel O'ConnellChapter 14: Life on Death Row Gordon Crews, Stephen Stanko, Garrison Crews, and Luzenski A. CottrellPart 4: Release, Re-Entry, and ReformChapter 15: Cognitive and Psychological Programming for Correctional PopulationsLaura Rubino, Amber Petkus, and Valerie R. AndersonChapter 16: Educational and Skills-Based ProgrammingJennifer Ortiz and Hayley JackeyChapter 17: Collateral Consequences of Incarceration on the Family Samantha Kopf and Thomas MowenChapter 18: Collateral Consequences of Incarceration on CommunityJanet Muniz and Kristin TurneyChapter 19: Reforming Penalty Natasha A. Frost and Stacie St. Louis