This book is organized around the theme of change in community corrections. The articles and monographs chosen reflect the various goals of community corrections, the changing roles of practitioners, supervision strategies and their effectiveness, and innovative programs designed to increase the range of community sanctions and punishments available to the courts, parole boards, and other decisionmakers. Each selection is contemporary in the sense that the issues presented are topics of current debate by legislators, policymakers, academicians, and, most importantly, practitioners.-Pref.
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