-The book's final chapter examines possible future imporvements in correctional policies and practices. --Book Jacket.

Prison Management, Prison Workers, and Prison Theory develops a new conception of prison infrastructure, organization, and policy to explore how workers and administrators are essential in the development of culture and morality within the prison environment. Stephen C. McGuinn demonstrates that effective managers prioritize prison workers in order to meet external social demands of imprisonment and internal demands of daily operation. McGuinn argues that prison administrators need to unify prison staff under a new conception of the institution. The exploration of current power structures and their opportunities for improvement provides insight for those interested in criminology, criminal justice, prison theory and reform, policy studies, and labor studies.

This edition covers practical interviewing and counseling skills, including how to adapt counseling theories to community or institutional corrections, and how to supervise the alcoholic, drug addict, sex offender, schizophrenic, and mentally immature client. Sample case materials, such as pre-sentence reports, sentencing guidelines, classification scales, and risk and needs scales give readers an understanding of the actual assessment process. This edition also includes an expanded section on the legal issues involved in counseling these individuals. Walsh has incorporated the latest research and data to ensure this manual remains timely. An instructor's manual is available with the purchase of 10 or more books.

Proceedings for 1884 and 1885 include report of conference of prison officials, Chicago, 1884, separately paged.