For undergraduate courses in Correctional Management, Correctional Administration and Introduction to Corrections. Paying particular attention to present issues, policies and procedures, Correctional Administration provides excellent coverage of both theory and practice. The text is written to help students understand the past, present and future of corrections, the functions of correctional administrators and the issues that drive administrators to create new operational approaches to new challenges. The text is organized to provide readers with essential history and background, an understanding of critical issues, the functions of correctional operations and projections for future needs. Features excellent case studies and practical examples. The author brings over 20 years of experience in prisons and correctional agencies.

(NOTE: Each chapter concludes with Web Linkages.) I. CORRECTIONAL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION.
1. Correctional Administration: Past to Present.
2. Leadership and Management of Corrections.
3. Creating a Vision, Mission Statement, and Strategic Plan.
II. MANAGING OFFENDERS.
4. Punishment and Other Correctional Goals.
5. Programs and Services.
6. Offender Classification and Risk Assessment.
III. MANAGING THE ENVIRONMENT--THE PRISON SETTING.
7. Staff Organization and Functions.
8. Creating a Safe and Secure Environment.
9. Managing Violent and Disruptive Inmates.
10. The Basics: Food, Housing, and Medical Care.
IV. MANAGING CORRECTIONAL STAFF.
11. Human Resource Management for Corrections.
12. Supervising and Empowering Employees.
13. The Role of Staff in Corrections.
V. THE FUTURE OF CORRECTIONAL ADMINISTRATION.
14. Critical Issues for Correctional Administration.
15. Confronting the Increasing Costs of Corrections.
16. The Future and Correctional Administration.