Corrections dilemmas and directions [edited] by Peter J. Benekos, Alida V. Merlo. - Highland Heights, KY Cincinnati, OH Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences Anderson Pub. Co. 1992. - xvii, 195 p. 23 cm. - ACJS/Anderson monograph series .

Includes bibliographical references.

The politics of corrections / A.V. Merlo, P.J. Benekos -- Fiscal challenges facing local correctional facilities / M.C. Ford, F.T. Moore -- Ethical issues and the private sector / A.V. Merlo -- AIDS in prisons: judicial and administrative dilemmas and strategies / J.M. Olivero -- Prison gang dynamics: a look inside the Texas Department of Corrections / R.S. Fong, R.E. Vogel, S. Buentello -- Women in prison: why are their numbers increasing? / J.M. Pollock-Byrne. --Professionalism among correctional officers: a longitudinal analysis of individual and structural determinants / R. Blair, P.C. Kratcoski -- Shock incarceration: the military model in corrections / P.J. Benekos -- Probation at the crossroads: decrementalism and organizational reform / E.W. Sieh -- Control and the use of technology in community supervision / J.T. Whitehead -- Community residential centers: an intermediate sanction for the 1990s / B.J. McCarthy.

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Corrections--United States.

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