Probation and Parole ─ Corrections in the Community

For use in Community Corrections/Probation and Parole courses

An insider’s view of the rapidly changing field of community corrections/probation and parole
Probation and Parole: Theory and Practice, Thirteenth Edition, looks at the history of the field, and how it moved from a focus on treatment/rehabilitation and the indeterminate sentence toward a model based on control/law enforcement and the determinate sentence. Written by a former community corrections professional, the author provides an insider’s view on how these changes affected the roles and responsibilities of probation and parole officers. In contrast to competing texts, the author weaves his experience with the practices of probation and parole agencies throughout the United States to provide a realistic, state-of-the-art view of the field.

Cutting-edge topics examined and critiqued include: restorative justice, broken windows/community-based supervision, place-based supervision, evidence- based practice, motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, "truth-in-sentencing" and “three-strikes-and-you’re-out”. Additionally, this edition features a thorough examination of how "tough on crime” and “war on drugs” has resulted in a need for "justice reinvestment" and a new focus on community-based correction.

Howard Abadinsky is professor of criminal justice at St. John’s University. He was an inspector for the Cook County (IL) Sheriff’s Office and a New York State parole officer and senior parole Officer. A graduate of Queens College of the City University of New York, he has an M.S.W. from Fordham University and a Ph.D. from New York University. Dr. Abadinsky is the author of several books, including Organized Crime, 10th edition, and Drug Use and Abuse, 8th edition.