{"product_id":"9781412937733","title":"Corrections: A Text\/Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eSAGE Congratulates Mary Stohr \u003c\/b\u003eon receiving the\u003cb\u003e 2009 Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Founder's Award \u003c\/b\u003efor outstanding contributions to criminal justice education and ACJS!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCorrections: A Text\/Reader\u003c\/b\u003e provides the best of both worlds- authored text sections with carefully selected accompanying readings that illustrate the questions and controversies surrounding the punishment, treatment, supervision, and management of individuals who have been accused of or convicted of criminal offenses. The articles, from leading journals in criminology and criminal justice, reflect both classic studies and state-of-the-art research, and often have a policy perspective that makes them more applied, less theoretical, and more interesting to both undergraduate and graduate students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBegins with an introductory chapter that presents a succinct overview of Corrections, and briefly describes the organization and content of the book \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures “How to Read a Research Article”-a perfect introduction to understanding how real-world research is organized and delivered in the journal literature-which precedes and is tied to the first reading in the book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes a \"mini-chapter” for each Section, with figures and tables that present basic concepts and provide a background for the Readings that follow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduces students to cutting-edge research and classic studies of the corrections system by leading scholars in the field in carefully selected, edited research articles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides key terms, Web resources, and thought-provoking discussion questions for each Section, along with questions for each reading to help students develop their critical thinking skills\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccompanied by High Quality Ancillaries!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInstructor Resources on CDinclude a test bank, Power Point slides for each section, classroom activities, and more. To request a copy, qualified adopters should contact SAGE Customer Care at 800-818-SAGE (7243) from 6am – 5pm, PT. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cb\u003eStudent study site \u003c\/b\u003eat www.sagepub.com\/stohrstudy provides additional articles, self-study quizzes, e-flashcards, and more. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntended Audience\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThis unique Text\/Reader is primarily intended for undergraduate and graduate courses in corrections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo learn about our Text\/Readers across the criminology and criminal justice curriculum, please visit us at \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ewww.sagepub.com\/crimtextreaders\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterested in a \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003etext\/ reader \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efor another criminology or criminal justice here? \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eExplore other titles in the series.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SAGE Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47062933930224,"sku":"9781412937733","price":88.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781412937733_p0.jpg?v=1763724785","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781412937733","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}