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This anthology features twelve contemporary topical areas in corrections--chosen for the unique challenges which each presents to researchers, correctional practitioners, and prisoners.Each topic is systematically examined from three different perspectives--academic, practitioner, and prisoner--for a total of thirty-six readings. Students compare each perspective and determine how they diverge or how they are similar.The twelve topic areas are:* Institutional Crowding* Growth of Women Prisoners in Corrections* Elements of Correctional Rehabilitation and Treatment* HIV/AIDS in Corrections* Prison Gangs* Prison Violence* Security Housing Units: The Supermax Prison* Women Guarding Men* Correctional Privatization* Juveniles in Adult Corrections* Capital Punishment: The Ultimate Penalty* Release from Prison: Parole