Corrections
Corrections

Author: Alejandro del Carmen

Publisher: Atomic Dog Publishing

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 340

ISBN-13:

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In addition to providing an overview of today's correctional system, this updated edition will help students develop an understanding of the historical significance of punishment, its theories, and the consequences that result from current penal practices.

The Annual Review of Adult Learning and Literacy
The Annual Review of Adult Learning and Literacy

Author: John Comings

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2001-07-10

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 0787959952

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This is an encompassing review that addresses all aspects ofliteracy (reading, numeracy, and technological literacy, forexample) with a global perspective. It connects the objectives ofliteracy education with broader areas of social welfare, includinghealth, employment and political and economic empowerment. The second volume in a new annual series, this unique publicationfor practitioners in the field of adult learning and literacycollects in one yearly volume the best new knowledge and practiceadvances identified by the prestigious, Harvard-based andfederally-funded literacy center, NCSALL. A single, "user-friendly"source for information on best practices in the field of adultlearning & literacy. The editors' introduction in each volume covers news from the worldof policy and research, while six distinguished writers andpractitioners contribute articles on the most pressing topics inadult literacy. Each volume also includes annotated reviews of thebest books and key journal articles published in the past year.