The Offender in the Community - Hardcover

Clear, Todd R.; Dammer, Harry R.

9780534595265: The Offender in the Community

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 053459526X ISBN 13: 9780534595265

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2002

A thoroughly modern approach to community-based corrections, this comprehensive and logically-organized book presents in a balanced fashion all the alternatives to institutionalization, including electronic monitoring, house arrest, drug courts, boot camp, and fines. The book also emphasizes the human aspects of this growing field.

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About the Author:

Todd R. Clear is Distinguished Professor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York. In addition, he has written several books and is founding editor of the journal CRIMINOLOGY AND PUBLIC POLICY (ASC). He has conducted extensive research on a range of topics in corrections, including sentencing policy, probation and parole supervision, institutional programs, corrections administration, and community justice. He has received awards from the American Probation and Parole Association, the International Association of Community Corrections, and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges for his work. During 2001, he was president of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and vice president of the American Society of Criminology. Among his books are CONTROLLING THE OFFENDER IN THE COMMUNITY (with V. O'Leary); HARM IN AMERICAN PENOLOGY, THE COMMUNITY JUSTICE IDEAL (with David Karp); and AMERICAN CORRECTIONS (with G. Cole).

Review:

"The Clear/Dammer book has done a good job of optimizing (pedagogical) features with varieties of print, bullets, and boxes used effectively. The listing of objectives at the beginning of each chapter and the summary discussion questions, suggested readings, and Web sites at the end are quite useful. They provide resources for the motivated student to pursue and for the instructor to draw one to enrich his/her presentation or assignment."

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