Probation and Parole: Theory and Practice (9th Edition)

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Probation and Parole: Theory and Practice, Ninth Edition takes a look inside the real world of probation and parole. Featuring a front-line practitioner's insights based on the author's extensive experience as a senior New York State parole officer, this book exposes readers to the complex, ârealâ world of probation and parole. Comprehensive in approach, this book provides a thorough understanding of the field of probation and parole covering these topics: history and administration, sentencing and the pre-sentence investigation, juvenile court, probation, institutions, and aftercare, prisons and community-based corrections, indeterminate and determinate sentences, the theory and practice of rehabilitation, parole supervision and special problems and programs. For future or practicing probation and parole officers.

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Interesting History.......2007-03-28

If you have ever been in law enforcement and have a curiosity of the system that you are apart of this is a good overview with interesting connections to the legal system.

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Community-Based Corrections
Leanne Fiftal Alarid , Paul F. Cromwell , and Rolando V. del Carmen
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ASIN: 049509482X

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Up-to-date, comprehensive, and objective, COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS gives you essential information on the wide array of punishment and treatment programs that constitute alternatives to incarceration. You'll be introduced into a number of programs--such as probation, parole, electronic monitoring, house arrest, day-treatment centers, boot camps, restitution, and fines-designed to meet the needs and levels of risk posed by the individual offender. Additionally, you will learn about the practical and legal matters involved in running these programs, and you'll gain insight into their historical, philosophical, social, and legal underpinnings.

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Community-Based Corrections
Paul F. Cromwell , Leanne Fiftal Alarid , and Rolando V. del Carmen
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The prison system is changing. But what's the best direction? COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS shows you how the prison system can help more people and cost taxpayers less by starting to put some types of felons in supervised programs. Programs discussed include probation, parole, electronic monitoring, house arrest, day-treatment centers, bootcamps, restitution, and fines. With a balanced approach, this text reflects a strong emphasis on practical and legal matters related to alternatives to prison and jail.

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Media Mail.......2007-01-30

The book was alright - although it described it as still in the plastic, but the plastic was very loose. Also, I paid for expedited shipping for the product (5.00)- and it came to me later than I had anticipated by regular media mail - (1.28). When I pay for express shipping, I want the book quicker than media mail delivers. Frustrating.

Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections in the United States

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Probation, Parole, and Community Corrections in the United States
Stephen G. Gibbons , and John Rosecrance
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The Probation and Parole Treatment Planner

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The Probation and Parole Treatment Planner
Brad M. Bogue , Anjali Nandi , and Arthur E., Jr. Jongsma
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The Probation and Parole Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal review agencies.

Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized treatment plans for clients on parole or probation
Organized around 30 main presenting problems, from probation/parole noncompliance and vocational deficits to violent aggressive behavior and childhood trauma, abuse, and neglect
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Probation, Parole and Community Corrections (5th Edition)

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Excellent, current textbook

Probation, Parole and Community Corrections (5th Edition)
Dean John Champion
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Suggesting that all components of the criminal and juvenile justice systems are interrelated to varying degrees, this thorough study describes the objectives of probation and parole for criminally convicted adults and juveniles and whether these objectives are achieved. Helping readers deepen their understanding of these philosophies through an examination of the history of parole and probation in the United States, it describes probation and parole programs, considers various classes of offenders, and highlights several problems associated with the selection and training of probation and parole officers—including their relationships with offender-clients. It remains the only major volume of its kind to combine the standard topics in probation and parole with full coverage of recent trends in community corrections. Exceptionally well organized, it emphasizes a legalistic approach, noting key legal cases where appropriate and including our most recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. The volume provides a complete analysis of probation, community corrections, and the sentencing process; jails, prisons, and parole; the administration of probation and parole organizational operations; special populations of offenders and juvenile probation; and parole and program evaluation. For those involved in criminal justice, probation, parole or community corrections fields.

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Excellent, current textbook.......1999-09-04

As an adjunct professor at the University of Central, I use this book for supplemental materials for my class (it was too late in the semester to order for the main text). The up-to-date, detailed information is accompanied by review questions that open floor discussions in the classroom. With the ever-changing world of criminal justice, it is important that students be informed of current trends.

When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)

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Praise for When Prisoners Come Home
This book is GREAT
Great book from one of the premier corrections scholars
Prisoner re-entry
Great! Practical book for all interested in criminal justice

When Prisoners Come Home: Parole and Prisoner Reentry (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)
Joan Petersilia
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In 2003, well over half a million jailed Americans will leave prison and return to society. Largely uneducated, unskilled, often without family support, and with the stigma of a prison record hanging over them, many if not most will experience serious social and psychological problems after release. Fewer than one in three prisoners receive substance abuse or mental health treatment while incarcerated, and each year fewer and fewer participate in the dwindling number of vocational or educational pre-release programs, leaving many all but unemployable. Not surprisingly, the great majority is rearrested, most within six months of their release. What happens when all those sent down the river come back up--and out? As long as there have been prisons, society has struggled with how best to help prisoners reintegrate once released. But the current situation is unprecedented. As a result of the quadrupling of the American prison population in the last quarter century, the number of returning offenders dwarfs anything in America's history. What happens when a large percentage of inner-city men, mostly Black and Hispanic, are regularly extracted, imprisoned, and then returned a few years later in worse shape and with dimmer prospects than when they committed the crime resulting in their imprisonment? What toll does this constant "churning" exact on a community? And what do these trends portend for public safety? A crisis looms, and the criminal justice and social welfare system is wholly unprepared to confront it. Drawing on dozens of interviews with inmates, former prisoners, and prison officials, Joan Petersilia convincingly shows us how the current system is failing, and failing badly. Unwilling merely to sound the alarm, Petersilia explores the harsh realities of prisoner reentry and offers specific solutions to prepare inmates for release, reduce recidivism, and restore them to full citizenship, while never losing sight of the demands of public safety. As the number of ex-convicts in America continues to grow, their systemic marginalization threatens the very society their imprisonment was meant to protect. America spent the last decade debating who should go to prison and for how long. Now it's time to decide what to do when prisoners come home.

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Praise for When Prisoners Come Home.......2003-05-13

"When Prisoners Come Home sets the stage for reinventing the offender pre-release planning and discharge process. Dr. Petersilia's insight is nothing less than inspiring."
--Reginald Wilkinson, Former President, American Correctional Association

"Joan Petersilia has brilliantly mapped the terrain of prisoner reentry, mixing forgotten wisdom, new data, and fresh insights into a compelling call for new approahces to the reintegration of returning prisoners."
--Jeremy Travis, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute

"When Prisoners Come Home is scholarship at its highest practical level. With about 600,000 prisoners being released each year, governments are planning massive and expensive efforts to deal with the avalanche. Dr. Petersilia's book is a necessary ally in that formidable task. To add to its attraction, it is crisply and clearly written--scholarship infused by practical experience and presented without pretension. For many decades it will dominate the literature on parole and the conditions of prisoners returning to society."
--Norval Morris, Julius Kreeger Professor of Law and Criminology, Emeritus, University of Chicago

This book is GREAT.......2003-03-18

Petersilia has written a book on a topic that should clearly be of interest to all of us - not just those in the corrections field. She continues to define community corrections in her unique, empirically-oriented, style. Her writing is lucid, non-pretentious, and cutting-edge. As a non-academic, I found it totally readable and useful.

Great book from one of the premier corrections scholars.......2003-03-18

Petersilia is one of the most well-known corrections scholars in the country. She writes in an easy-to-read style that is engaging and interesting in a book that will be of interest to academics, policymakers, practitioners, and the general public.

After about a decade of imprisoning record numbers of people, we now face record numbers of parolees re-entering society. This book both describes the challenges that prisoners face as they come back to the community and how we can help them in their efforts to succeed.

Prisoner re-entry.......2003-03-17

This book disucsses the most important issue facing our neighborhoods and families over the next 10-20 years - re-entry! Re-entry is the process of prisoners returning home after years of separation from their families, jobs, and community. Joan Petersilia has conducted research on re-entry for many years. She describes the re-entry process, discusses the numerous legal issues, and identifies the day-to-day reality prisoners face as they come home.

This book is written with the general public in mind, but is grounded is solid research and valuable for policy makers. It is easy to read and hard to put down. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to understand the problem and impact our recent years of incarceration has had on our population.

Great! Practical book for all interested in criminal justice.......2003-03-15

This book deals with the most important topic of the coming decade for the criminal justice system: what to do when all of the massive numbers of criminals we have sent to prison come home. Petersilia not only describes all of the legal and practical hurdles criminals face when they begin reintegration, but she identifies how we can actually help them return to the community. This book is an easy read with an invaluable compilation of the latest statistics and summary of the challenges of life after incarceration.
Petersilia has written an academic piece with both theoretical and policy influence. It is a must read for criminologists, but most importantly for all practitioners in the criminal justice system from police and prosecution to corrections and parole. For students, the book provides a necessary education of the implications of recent law and public policy.
This is an excellent text for all of those interested in the criminal justice system. Petersilia succinctly describes what we have done wrong, then she provides recommendations for the future.

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An Utter Abomination

Paroles
Sally Sieloff Magnan , Laurey Martin-Berg , and William J. Berg
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The newly updated and streamlined third edition of Paroles encourages readers to work with intellectual, personal, and cultural content in all five skills through the first year of language study. By instituting diverse learning strategies for the four basic skills and utilizing a process approach to foreign language education, readers are able to work with authentic linguistic and cultural materials from all over the Francophone world.

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An Utter Abomination.......2006-12-20

My students, who are University level individuals, consistently HATE this book and its ancilliary materials. The textbook is adequate IF the professor is competent and able to supplement the series with other material and practice. The text "Accent" was superior for French learning, and this work could benefit by emulating the superb Con Mucho Gusto format for Spanish. My students consistently find the "Paroles" text and materials to be awkward, tedious, frustrating, and even (in places) patronizing in the "new paradigm" approach which was the pedagogical fad of the 1990's. (Read some of Steven Pinker's brilliant works, especially his views on language acquistion). A more "traditional" text series such as "Accent" was more conducive to effective language learning. My students who use more "traditional" methods of learning French experience better understanding, retention and communication skills...and, as a skillful teacher, I find that I must heavily supplement the "Paroles" materials if I am to do justice to my students. Fourteen years' experience in the French language classroom and six years with this textbook series justify my critique, based upon personal experience and student reviews. Avoid this utterly abominable series at all costs.

Documenting Results: Research on Problem-Solving Justice

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This collection of essays, written by Center for Court Innovation research staff, analyzes the impact of a broad range of problem-solving initiatives launched in New York State and nationwide over the past decade. Among the findings: judicially monitored drug treatment succeeds in reducing recidivism among addicted offenders; more than 85 percent of offenders at an experimental community court thought their cases were handled fairlya significant improvement compared to conventional courts; by linking mentally ill offenders to community-based treatment instead of incarceration, courts can help improve offenders functioning and reduce the likelihood of re-arrest. The book also includes overviews of the national research literature on drug courts and community courts; an evaluation of a new approach to teen dating violence; and an investigation of how problem-solving principles might be integrated more broadly throughout state court systems.

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Taking a look at 'On Parole'.
Very Subtle, Very Powerful
Wow! So much in so small a book!
Remorse and Redemption
A Greek tragedy set in modern Japan.

On Parole (Harvest Book)
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After spending sixteen years in prison for a crime of the heart, Shiro Kikutani is released into a world he no longer recognizes. He must readjust to the bright and vigorous stimulus of Tokyo while fending off his own dark memories. In a spare yet powerful style, Akira Yoshimura paints the psychology of a quiet man navigating his way through the unsuspected traumas of freedom-finding a job, finding a home, even something as simple as buying an alarm clock. Kikutani takes comfort in the numbing repetition of his new daily life, only to be drawn inexorably back to the scene of his crime. A subtly powerful story, On Parole explores the fragile life of a murderer and the conditions of freedom in an unforgiving society. Yoshimura's startling novel raises provocative questions of guilt and redemption.

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Taking a look at 'On Parole'........2005-10-20

"On Parole" by Akira Yoshimura is a straight forward and rather intense walk through the life and mind of an ex-con as he attempts to re-integrate himself with a society that has almost completely changed from the time he was originally imprisoned. Not only must he reacquaint himself with simple day to day tasks, but he must do so under the watchful eye of his Parole officers as well as a seemingly omniscient and oppressive new surrounding that was once familiar to him but now stands terrifying and foreboding in his eyes. The entire focus of his "Parole" is built around the assumption that he regrets his past actions; however when we discover that this is not the case, the remainder of the work becomes almost mystery-like in genre. This sense of the unknown in conjunction with Yoshimura's masterful descriptions and writing style will keep you guessing until the very last pages; rest assured this is one story not easily defined by any one genre.

If you enjoy a fairly simple bit of literature which tends to scratch at the surface of psychological and social dynamics instead of mushrooming into an all out Freudian exploration of the human psyche, I highly recommend this book to you. Originally published in 1988 through Shincho-Sha Co, this descriptive and detailed work needed only wait for a little over a decade before Stephen Snyder's masterful translation and republication through Harcourt Inc. brought it into the American limelight. Although some might argue the work is more Americanized than necessary, I found that the integration of Western wordplay and slang served to make the read all the more interesting and quite appealing to the intended audience of the translator.

The morally ambiguous take on a convict's rehabilitation was quite enjoyable as well. Though I usually dislike works that focus on grey areas of right, wrong and truth, this book gave a refreshing and in-depth study of the criminal psyche that could be interpreted in a number of ways; even for those who might have stone-set views of what they would consider to be flawed or acceptable. I also enjoyed the light pacing of the book; nothing too heavy or compact that required a bit more than a simple glancing thought at the subject. It's my belief that a book should be a fun and leisurely experience, not a highly demanding study session in which you're so tied up trying to understand what exactly was meant by each sentence that you lose interest in the work itself.

Don't be fooled, this is not your average tale of crime and repentance. If you're looking for a fairly short yet immensely enjoyable read, defiantly consider this: "On Parole" by Akira Yoshimura.

Very Subtle, Very Powerful.......2004-10-26

This book follows a man, Kikutani, after he is paroled after sixteen years for murder. The plot is sparse. Indeed, the first few chapters deal only with Kikutani's parole, his being taken to a department store to reacquaint him with modern life and his landing a low level job. Despite the subdued action, I was absolutely captivated. The author paints Kikutani's inner life so vividly that one can easily place oneself in his position and experience the same feelings of isolation, disorientation and amazement at the changes that have taken place during Kikutani's period of incarceration.

The subtle portrait the author paints is such that we can feel the strength of relationships with minor characters even though they are barely described. We feel Kikutani's bond with Igarashi, a man paroled at the same time as Kikutani, even though they know each other for only a couple of days. We also feel the emotional pull of Kikutani's correspondence with Takasaki, who recognizes Kikutani from prison and is fearful of his past being discovered. We understand Kikutani's loss when that correspondence is abruptly cut off, even though neither Kikutani nor the reader ever meets Takasaki except through the letters he has written.

More than any book I have read, ON PAROLE makes one consider conflicting questions about criminals. Although I am far from a bleeding heart, even I wondered to what extent are some murderers more sympathetic due to the circumstances surrounding their crimes. Are others partially responsible if their lies lead to someone else committing a crime when the truth up front might have prevented it? Are we all capable of a murderous rage given the right circumstances? If some people are more predisposed to being taken over by an uncontrollable rage, are they more or less responsible for violence they commit? To what degree does prison provide a degree of comfort by removing choice and temptation, especially for a person who may be predisposed towards violence but is ashamed of such tendencies?

ON PAROLE makes one consider these questions by presenting them with a very human and likeable face. The reader empathizes with Kikutani and that empathy is then used by the author to project the reader into some uncomfortable areas. Based on this book, I will pick up other books by the same author without hesitation.

Wow! So much in so small a book!.......2002-07-27

I liked this book very much. It appealed strongly to my emotions and to my intellect, and it stayed with me long after I finished the final chapter.

What is the nature of justice? What are the limits of freedom? What is the value of human life? Why do we find some murders less reprehensible than others and punish them with lesser sentences? When rehabilitation works, who deserves the credit? Who is responsible when it fails? How do we create our own prisons out of our past experiences? These are just some of the questions that the book raised for me. They are not questions with easy answers and, thankfully, the author does not offer any.

What Yoshimura does offer is a well-written story about Kikutani, a paroled murderer trying to adjust to life outside of prison and a freedom that is limited by the law and by himself. At many times I felt a tension between sympathy for Kikutani and disturbance by some of the things he does and thinks. The writing is excellent, and the author presents many provocative images. One of my favorite images is that of Kikutani caring for fish in an aquarium, much like his parole officer takes cares of him. As we notice the similarities between Kikutani and his fish in their worlds restricted by glass or invisible attitudes, we are invited to think about the restrictions of the parole officer's world and of our own. Another part that resonated with me was the loneliness and feeling of separation that Kikutani felt when he returned to a favorite place from his childhood and found it barely recognizable. In these ways and many others, I found Kikutani's story deeply moving and fascinating.

Remorse and Redemption.......2002-05-24

This provocative novel from prolific Japanese author Yoshimura is only the second of his works to appear in English. The story follows a middle-aged Shiro Kikutani, who after 16 years in prison for an initially unspecified crime, is paroled and released into a Tokyo which has changed almost beyond his comprehension. For the first 100 pages or so, the reader is treated to an almost anthropological examination of his transition from the simple, regimented life in jail to a new chaotic life in the scary outside world with its myriad of options and outrageous (to him) prices. With the aid of two very humane parole "officers", he slowly starts to build a normal life with his own apartment and a job at an egg processing plant. One element that will be interesting to the American reader is the level to which being an ex-con is a stigma in Japanese society-Kikutani lives in fear that someone will discover his past and thus makes no friends. Similarly, he must stay away from his brother and his former hometown because of the shame of his crime. Another interesting element is the role of his two parole officers, who act as civilian counselors or mentors rather than the standard representative of American law enforcement. Yet, while they are clearly benevolent, they are almost Orwellian in their knowledge of his affairs, which makes Kikutani question the true nature of his new freedom.

Meanwhile, Kikutani finds that he is not in the least bit remorseful for his crime-which is alluded to, but not detailed until page 110 or so. Thus the central theme of the novel is brought forth: whether redemption can occur without true remorse and forgiveness. Yoshimura muddies Kikutani's case by casting him as a respected member of society (a teacher), who commits a crime that is understandable if not conscionable, but in an ambiguous approach. Kikutani attempts to revisit places from his past in his quest to understand himself and how he became a murderer, and what it all means, but cannot find solace or aid, leading to a tragic and fatalistic ending. The book's tone is not unlike Yoshimura's other two translated novels, Shipwrecks and One Man's Justice, check those out as well.

A Greek tragedy set in modern Japan........2002-01-28

A 1988 Japanese novel translated into English in 1999. The story follows a newly paroled man who in a fit of passion killed his wife, and mistakenly killed the mother of his wife's lover. The character is sympathetic despite his action. I was troubled by the attitude of the various characters accepting the justification for the killing, but the story's end addresses this issue as expertly as can be hoped.

The story keeps a meditative pace, but always stays interesting as it explores the intricacies of a long-term prisoner now paroled into a world vastly different from what he left. The reader gradually learns of the circumstances of the parolee's crime and his inner feelings about his actions including what those who are now responsible for helping him expect of him. The story's end is not too unexpected, but in keeping with a philosophy of fatalism. It gives an interesting view, if it is accurate, into the Japanese penal and criminal justice system.
I don't easily give books the highest possible rating, but I wouldn't be surprised if others rate this novel higher than do I.

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