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This is a fun text book to read! There is plenty of real life drama inserted into the text to keep the student interested in continuing to study the material. Positive: Most of the statistics are charted, graphed, or have some sort of visual which is separate from the actual text. This is immensely helpful because the student is not interrupted with the author's in-text cited sources. Also, the pictures are current, in color, and exemplify the reality of working in the corrections field. The side-bar personal stories are very dramatic and uniquely interesting. If a student gets bored with the text, the boxed stories help to stir up emotions and reconnect the reader with what the text is explaining. This text is exceptional in that the key terms are not only explained in the same sentence but they are also defined in the margins of the same page it appears on! This format makes studying so much easier compared to constantly flipping to the glossary or re-reading the text. Negative: As with all hardcover text books, the price is outrageous for a 615 page book. About half the book is quality information but the other half is taken up by pictures, graphs, and stories that are unlikely to show up on a test. I enjoyed the text book but after developing my education in the criminal justice field, much of this information becomes "common sense". As such, it is probably not going to be a text book that a student would want to hang on to beyond the class it is required for.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
great book, easy to follow. not a hard to understand book like some others. I got this book because I need it for a class but I actually kind of enjoyed it. has a lot of great interesting info and facts
I rented the textbook for school and was actually full of information. Statistics were recent and up to date with current times. I liked reading the book and would recommend it to a friend.
Very informative with an unbiased approach to the corrections system in America. The layout is very well done and all pertinent information is highlighted in bold and listed in the summary.
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