Penology & Correctional Studies, Human Resources, Management & Leadership

Corrections : A Critical Approach

Name: Corrections : A Critical Approach
Author: Michael Welch
ISBN: 9780072817232

by Michael Welch

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Overview

Welch's CORRECTIONS is the only text to take a critical approach to the field of corrections. This unique and refreshing text encourages students to think analytically about punishment. By establishing a greater social context,corrections is presented against the backdrop of social forces — namely,political economic,religious,and technological forces that affect the corrections system. Students gain an understanding of the corrections system through the authors critical and issues-oriented presentation of materials. The book consistently introduces clear,meaningful,and exciting examples illustrating various issues and concepts.

About the Author, Michael Welch

Michael Welch is a Professor in the Criminal Justice program at Rutgers University, US. His research interests include punishment, human rights, and social control, and his articles have appeared in journals such as Punishment and Society, Social Justice and Critical Criminology. He has also authored numerous books, including Crimes of Power & States of Impunity: The U.S. Response to Terror (Rutgers University Press, 2009), Ironies of Imprisonment (Sage, 2005), and Punishment in America (Sage, 1999).