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Tables of Contents for Controversial Issues in Corrections
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface
v
I. The Rehabilitation/Punishment Debate
1
104
1. Is Recidivism a Valid Measure of Correctional Success?
1
17
YES: Kevin I. Minor
1
8
NO: Thom Gehring and Carolyn Eggleston
9
9
2. Shaming: An Innovative and Successful Approach to Punishment?
18
21
YES: Ruth-Ellen Grimes
18
9
NO: Katherine J. Bennett
27
12
3. Is Electronic Monitoring a Successful Community Supervision Method?
39
18
YES: James F. Anderson
39
8
NO: Terry Wells
47
10
4. Boot Camp for Youthful Offenders: Are They Effective?
57
15
YES: Elizabeth L. Grossi
57
7
NO: Jonathan R. Sorensen
64
8
5. Is It Still Practical to Incarcerate the Elderly Offender?
72
18
YES: Irina R. Soderstrom
72
8
NO: W. Michael Wheeler
80
10
6. Should Incarceration of Pregnant Women Be Avoided?
90
15
YES: Ken Ayers
90
8
NO: Laura J. Moriarty
98
7
II. Sentencing and Policy Debates
105
114
7. Has the Privatization Concept Been Successful?
105
18
YES: Sam Torres
105
8
NO: David Shichor
113
10
8. "Three Strikes and You're Out" Legislation: A Cheap and Effective Crime Control Initiative?
123
14
YES: Robert A. Jerin
123
6
NO: Dale K. Sechrest
129
8
9. Can We Continue to Lock Up the Nonviolent Drug Offender?
137
15
YES: Stanley W. Hodge
137
8
NO: Victor E. Kappeler
145
7
10. Is Incarceration an Appropriate Sanction for the Nonviolent White-Collar Offender?
152
16
YES: Gilbert Geis
152
7
NO: Michael B. Blankenship
159
9
11. Should Violent Juvenile Offenders Be Routinely Tried as Adults?
168
19
YES: Eric Fritsch
168
8
NO: Clifford Dorne
176
11
12. Should Female Correctional Officers Be Used in Male Institutions?
187
16
YES: Richard Tewksbury
187
8
NO: Mary H. Clement
195
8
13. Coed Prison: Should We Try It (Again)?
203
16
YES: John Ortiz Smykla
203
7
NO: James Houston
210
9
III. Legal and Constitutional Debates
219
14. Can (or Should) We Return to Corporal Punishment?
219
20
YES: Terry D. Edwards
219
13
NO: W. Richard Janikowski
232
7
15. Are Inmate Lawsuits Out of Control?
239
19
YES: Rick M. Steinmann
239
10
NO: Kathleen Simon
249
9
16. The Punishment of Youthful Murderers: Should They Be Executed?
258
YES: Michael Donahue
258
13
NO: Margaret Vandiver
271