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Prison and Jail Administration: Practice and Theory
Third Edition
Peter M. Carlson, DPA, Christopher Newport University
ISBN-13: 978-1-4496-5305-7
620 Pages • © 2015
Jones & Bartlett Learning
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This Transition Guide outlines many of the changes and new content in the
Third Edition. Use this guide for an easy transition for the new edition.
ABOUT THE TEXT:
This is a text that has been a best seller for criminal justice programs. It is useful
for undergraduate programs in correctional management as well as graduate programs
in management and leadership. The text is designed to engage students and to help
them think analytically –
 Each chapter begins with clearly-stated objectives, ends with Discussion
Questions, and points students toward additional resources if they want more
detail.
 All authors are well-known in the field of correctional administration.
 Chapters are developed in bite-size modules that lend themselves to classroom
discussion by topic.
 Section Introduction case studies have been designed to focus student attention
on critical issues in the field.
IMPORTANT UPDATES:
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Correctional experts from academia and the field providing insight to leadership
and management of prison and jail facilities
Updated material that reflects current state of practice
Newly reorganized text structure divided into 15 sections to facilitate the normal
15 week semester
Additional chapters added for Female Offenders, The Work of a Correctional
Officer, Hiring and Retention of Staff, Institution Pre-Release Programs, and
Restorative Justice
FOR INSTRUCTORS:
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PowerPoint Presentations
Test Bank materials, including BlackBoard-, Angel-, Moodle-, and Desire2Learnready versions
Instructor’s Manual with Lecture Outlines
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CHAPTER OUTLINES
Table of Contents Comparison to transition from the Second to the Third Edition
Second Edition
Third Edition
Part I: Corrections Past and Present
Chapter 1: History of Corrections
Part I: Corrections Past and Present
Chapter 1: The Legacy of Punishment
Chapter 2: American Jails – Dramatic Changes
in Public Policy
Chapter 3: Prison Architecture
Part II: Institution Security and Classification
Chapter 2: American Jails
Chapter 3: Prison Architecture
Chapter 4: Developing Technology
Part II: Institutional and Departmental
Responsibilities
Chapter 5: Custody and Security
Chapter 6: Inmate Classification
Chapter 7: Educational and Vocational Training
Chapter 8: Recreation
Chapter 9: Health Care
Chapter 10: Mental Health
Chapter 11: Religious Programming
Chapter 12: Intake, Discharge, Mail, and
Documentation
Chapter 4: Custody and Security
Chapter 5: Inmate Classification
Part III: Support Operations in Penal Facilities
Chapter 6: Intake, Discharge, Mail, and
Documentation
NEW AUTHOR! Chapter 7: Food Service
Chapter 8: Financial Operations
Part IV: Correctional Programing
Chapter 9: Rehabilitation
NEW AUTHOR! Chapter 10: Correctional
Academic, Career, and Reentry Education
NEW AUTHOR! Chapter 11: Correctional
Recreation
Chapter 12: Religious Programming
Part V: Inmate Medical and Mental Health
Chapter 13: Health Care
Chapter 14: Mental Health
Chapter 15: Offenders with Specialized Needs
Part VI: Offenders with Specialized Needs
NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 16: Women Offenders
Chapter 17: Sex Offenders
Chapter 13: Food Service
Chapter 14: Financial Operations
Chapter 15: Working with the Media
Chapter 16: Community Relations Boards
Chapter 17: Political Involvement
Part III: Staff Management
Chapter 18: Organization and Management
Chapter 19: Leadership: Executive Excellence
Chapter 20: Governing: Personnel Management
Chapter 21: A Day in the Life of a Warden
Chapter 22: Diversity of Correctional Officers
Chapter 23: Labor Relations
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Chapter 18: Drug Treatment
Part VII: Staff Management
Chapter 19: Governing: Personnel Management
Chapter 20: A Day in the Life of a Warden
NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 21: The World of A
Correctional Officer
Chapter 22: Labor Relations in Corrections
Chapter 23: Changing Diversity of Correctional
Officers
Part VIII: Developing Human Resources
Chapter 24: Organization and Management of
the Prison
NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 25: Recruitment and
Selection in a Correctional Environment
Chapter 26: Leadership: Executive Excellence
Chapter 24: Preventing Corruption
Chapter 25: Sexual Misconduct
Chapter 26: Volunteering
Part IV: Inmate Management and
Programming
Chapter 27: Disciplinary Procedures
Chapter 27: Preventing Corruption
Chapter 28: Staff Sexual Abuse in Confinement
Settings
Part IX: Inmate Management
Chapter 29: Inmate Disciplinary Procedures
Chapter 30: Grievance Procedures in
Correctional Facilities
Chapter 31: Protective Custody
Chapter 32: Preventing Suicide
Part X: Programs and Operations Unique to
Institutions
Chapter 33: Prison Work and Industry
Chapter 34: Prison Visitation
Chapter 35: Gang Management
Chapter 36: The Death Penalty
Chapter 37: Volunteering Inside
Part XI: Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 38: Causes of Institutional Unrest
Chapter 39: Emergency Management
NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 40: Crisis Negotiation
in Correctional Settings
Chapter 41: Use of Force
Part XII: Legal Issues
NEW AUTHOR! Chapter 42: Prisoner Access to
the Courts
NEW AUTHOR! Chapter 43: Compliance with
the Constitution
Part XIII: External Constituencies
Chapter 44: Working with the Media
Chapter 45: Community Relations Boards
Chapter 28: Grievance Procedures
Chapter 29: Protective Custody
Chapter 30: Suicide
Chapter 31: The Death Penalty
Chapter 32: Gang Management
Chapter 33: Special Needs Offenders
Chapter 34: Sex Offenders
Chapter 35: Visitation
Chapter 36: Prison Work and Industry
Chapter 37: Drug Treatment
Chapter 38: Prisoner Access to the Courts
Chapter 39: Compliance with the Constitution
Chapter 40: Rehabilitation
Chapter 41: Reentry
Part V: Emergency Preparedness
Chapter 42: Causes of Institutional Unrest
Chapter 43: Emergency Management
Chapter 44: Hostage Situations
Chapter 45: Use of Force
Part VI: Creating the Future
Chapter 46: The Future of Sentencing
Chapter 46: Political Involvement
Part XIV: Pre-Release and Reentry
NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 47: Institution PreRelease Programs
Chapter 48: Reentry and Reintegration
Chapter 47: Growth of the Private Sector
Chapter 48: Corrections in the 21st Century
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Part XV: Creating the Future
NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 49: Restorative Justice
Chapter 50: Sentencing and the Future
Chapter 51: Developing Technology
Chapter 52: Growth of the Private Sector
Chapter 53: Corrections in the 21st Century
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