Community-Based Corrections

This best-selling text focuses on forms of correctional punishments and treatment programs that are based in the community for convicted offenders. Although some offenders need to be incarcerated in prison for public safety reasons, this text argues that the vast majority of offenders can be effectively supervised in the community using a wide array of programs that meet the level of risk and needs that each individual poses. Programs that are discussed include probation, parole, electronic monitoring, house arrest, day-treatment centers, bootcamps, restitution, and fines. With a balanced approach, this text reflects a strong emphasis on practical and legal matters related to alternatives to prison and jail. This Sixth Edition features a new five-part organization, a line-by-line update, a new citation style (APA), and a wide array of ancillaries.

Cromwell (criminal justice, Wichita State University) presents community-based correctional programs in their historical, philosophical, social, and legal context, integrating real-life practice examples of programs, laws, and procedures from state and federal jurisdictions. This sixth edition is divided into five parts on overview, probation, intermediate sanctions, prisoner reentry, and special issues such as juveniles, consequences of conviction, and the restoration of rights. Each chapter begins with an outline, key terms, and learning objectives, and ends with discussion questions. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Paul F. Cromwell is professor of criminal justice and director of the School of Community Affairs at Wichita State University. He received his Ph.D. in criminology from Florida State University in 1986. He holds a B.S. and an M.A. in Sociology from Sam Houston State University in Texas, as well as a Master of public administration from Texas Christian University. He has previously taught at the University of Texas-Permian Basin and the University of Miami. Dr. Cromwell has extensive experience in the criminal justice system, including service as a U.S. probation and parole officer, chief juvenile probation officer, and commissioner and chairman of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Dr. Cromwell is author and editor of 16 books and numerous articles and book chapters in the academic literature in the field of criminal justice and criminology, including BREAKING AND ENTERING: BURGLARS ON BURGLARY (Wadsworth, 2003), IN THEIR OWN WORDS: CRIMINALS ON CRIME Roxbury, 2006), and CRIME AND JUSTICE IN AMERICA (Prentice-Hall, 2000). In 2000 he received the University's Academy for Effective Teaching Award.

Leanne Fiftal Alarid is associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Texas-San Antonio. From 1996-2006, she taught at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. While at UMKC, she received a faculty scholar award for excellence in research. She earned her M.A. in criminal justice/criminology and her Ph.D. in criminal justice, both from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas. She double majored with a B.A. in psychology and sociology from the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Alarid's areas of expertise are institutional andcommunity corrections, women and crime, and criminal justice policy. She is the author of over 20 journal articles and book chapters. She most recently co-authored COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS, 7th Edition (Wadsworth, 2007). She co-edited four books, including IN HER OWN WORDS: WOMEN'S OFFENDERS' VIEWS ON CRIME AND VICTIMIZATION (Roxbury 2006); BEHIND A CONVICT'S EYES: DOING TIME IN A MODERN DAY PRISON (Wadsworth, 2004); CORRECTIONAL PERSPECTIVES: VIEWS FROM ACADEMICS, PRACTITIONERS, AND PRISONERS (Roxbury, 2002); and CONTROVERSIES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE (Roxbury, 2003). Alarid worked as a counselor for a girls' group home and as a correctional case manager at an adult halfway house, both in Denver, Colorado.

Rolando V. del Carmen is distinguished professor of criminal justice at the Criminal Justice Center, Sam Houston State University, in Huntsville, Texas. He holds a B.A. and a bachelor of laws degree from the Philippines; a master of comparative law from Southern Methodist University; a master of laws from the University of California at Berkeley; and a doctor of science of law from the University of Illinois. Del Carmen was assistant dean and associate professor of a school of law in the Philippines and has held various administrative and academic positions in the United States. He has taught at various universities and has written extensively. His publications include more than ten books and numerous articles in several journals on law related topics in criminal justice. His books include CRIMINAL PROCEDURE: LAW AND PRACTICE, Fourth Edition, CIVIL LIABILITIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, TEXAS PROBATION LAW AND PRACTICE, AND POTENTIAL LIABILITIES OF PROBATION AND PAROLE OFFICERS. Del Carmen travels and lectures extensively and has served as a consultant to criminal justice agencies in a number of states. He was appointed to a six year term to the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. In 1986, he won the Faculty Excellence in Research Award at Sam Houston State University, the first such award ever to be given by the university. The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences named del Carmen as the recipient of the 1990 Academy Fellow Award during its national convention in Denver, Colorado. In 1996, he was the recipient of the Bruce Smith Award, given each year by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, for his contributions to the field of criminal justice education.