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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ekstedt, John W
• Griffiths, Curt T

Titel

Corrections in Canada: Policy and Practice

Auflage

Second Edition.

Ort / Verlag

Butterworth-Heinemann

Erscheinungsjahr

1988

Link zum Volltext

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Corrections in Canada: Policy and Practice, Second Edition examines the Canadian correctional policy and practice. The book is comprised of 11 chapters that tackle a specific area of concern. The first chapter provides an introductory discourse about the Canadian correctional system. The next chapter discusses the history of Canadian Correction. Chapter 3 covers the Canadian correctional enterprise, and Chapter 4 talks about policymaking in Canadian corrections. The book also tackles correctional planning and deals with the structures of management and administration in corrections. The correctional treatment programs and the delivery of correctional treatment are also explained. The book then covers the community-based corrections. The last two chapters discuss correctional reform and the future of correction in Canada. The book will be of use to individuals interested in the Canadian correctional system, as well as to those involved in the development of any correctional systems.