Table of Contents

Part 1 History of Confinement 
Chapter 1 The Legacy of Punishment
Chapter 2 American Corrections Beginning to WWII
Chapter 3 American Corrections Since WWII

Part 2 Governing the Prison 
Chapter 4 The Organization of the Institution
Chapter 5 Leadership & Innovation
Chapter 6 Management Accountability

Part 3 The American Jail 
Chapter 7 Intake & Release In Evolving Jail Practice
Chapter 8 Short Term Institutions On the Local level

Part 4 Institutional Departmental Responsibilities 
Chapter 9 Custody and Security
Chapter 10 Case Management/Unit Management
Chapter 11 Education and Vocational Training
Chapter 12 Prison Recreation
Chapter 13 Medical Practice In Prison
Chapter 14 Mental Health Services In Corrections
Chapter 15 Religious Programs
Chapter 16 Receiving and Discharge, Mail and Records
Chapter 17 Correctional Food Service
Chapter 18 Institution Financial Operations

Part 5 Staff Management Issues 
Chapter 19 Governing – The Human Side of Personnel
Chapter 20 A Day In the Life of the Warden
Chapter 21 Labor Relations In Corrections
Chapter 22 Corruption of Prison Personnel
Chapter 23 Correctional Officers Today
Chapter 24 Sexual Misconduct Among Staff and Inmates

Part 6 Inmate Management Issues 
Chapter 25 Correctional Countdown
Chapter 26 Inmate Disciplinary Procedures 
Chapter 27 Special Needs Offenders
Chapter 28 Protective Custody Inmates
Chapter 29 Gang Management in Corrections
Chapter 30 Sex Offenders
Chapter 31 Death Penalty in the United States
Chapter 32 Supermaximum Facilities
Chapter 33 Inmate Classification
Chapter 34 Inmate Grievance Procedures
Chapter 35 Inmate Visitation
Chapter 36 Rehabilitation: Reality or Myth

Part 7 Programming in Prison 
Chapter 37 Inmate Maintenance Work Assignments
Chapter 38 Inmate Rentry
Chapter 39 Prison Industries: The History and Debate
Chapter 40 Volunteering Inside
Chapter 41 Drug Treatment Behind Bars

Part 8 Legal Oversight and Prisoner Rights 
Chapter 42 Prisoner Access To The Courts  
Chapter 43 Compliance With the Constitution

Part 9 American Prison Architecture 
Chapter 44 Prison Architecture

Part 10 Emergency Preparedness 
Chapter 45 Causes of Institution Unrest
Chapter 46 Preparing for Chaos: Emergency Management
Chapter 47 Hostage Situations
Chapter 48 The Use of Force in Correctional Institutions
Chapter 49 Working With The Media

Part 11 Community Relations 
Chapter 50 Community Relations Boards
Chapter 51 The Value of Association

Part 12 Technology and Corrections 
Chapter 52 Information Management
Chapter 53 New Technology Behind Bars

Part 13 Creating the Future 
Chapter 54 The Future of Sentencing
Chapter 55 Growth of the Private Sector
Chapter 56 Political Involvement in Penal Operations
Chapter 57 Reentry and The Future