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Quick Reference to Correctional Administration

Author(s): Richard L. Phillips
John Roberts
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  • ISBN-13: 9780834217560
  • ISBN-10:0834217562
  • Paperback    257 pages      © 2000
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Quick Reference to Correctional Administration is a unique text that provides an overview of all aspects of managing inmates in adult correctional facilities. The quick reference format makes information on a variety of topics easy to find, from admission and classification to searches, alcohol testing, and escorted trips. Inmate entitlements such as mail, visitors and grievance procedures are discussed, as well as educational programs and special activities.

Finally, the essential medical and psychological inmate issues facing today's correctional administrators are addressed, including HIV-positive inmates, suicide prevention, hunger strikes, and more. This is an invaluable reference both for students who want to know what being correctional manager really entails, to new corrections professionals who need an essential overview of inmate management issues.

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Provides an overview on all aspects of managing inmates in adult correctional facilities.
The quick reference format makes information on a variety of topics easy to find.
This book can serve as a model for correctional administrators responsible for developing directives on policies and procedures.

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Ch. 1 The Basics: Processing Inmates Into and Out of Prison
Ch. 2 Day-to-Day Supervision and Security Procedures
Ch. 3 Inmate Entitlements
Ch. 4 Programs and Services
Ch. 5 Medical and Psychological Issues

Index


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Richard L. Phillips

Richard L. Phillips is an experienced correctional manager with a 35-year career in juvenile justice and adult corrections, serving in the State, Federal, and private sectors. His correctional experience includes assignments in minimum, medium, and high security correctional facilities, as well as in urban detention settings. He has held a variety of field management positions, as well as regional office and headquarters administrative posts. Currently he is a private correctional consultant who has provided services to a variety of Federal, State, and private criminal justice agencies. He has served as an accreditation auditor for the American Correctional Association (ACA), and in a leadership capacity in a variety of professional organizations. He is also the author or contributing editor of numerous publications for Federal agencies, ACA, and private publishers. He holds a BA degree in sociology from Northern Illinois University.

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John Roberts

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