Introduction: Joan Petersilia and Kevin R. Reitz, Sentencing and Corrections: Overlapping and Inseparable Subjects ; Part I: Sentencing & Corrections: History and Present Context ; Chapter 1: Jonathan Simon, Mass Incarceration: From Social Policy to Social Problem ; Chapter 2: Michael Tonry, Race, Ethnicity, and Punishment ; Chapter 3: Alec Ewald and Christopher Uggen, The Collateral Effects of Imprisonment on Prisoners, Their Families, and Communities ; Chapter 4: Julian V. Roberts, Crime Victims, Sentencing, and Release from Prison. ; Part II: Sentencing ; A. Sentencing Theories and Their Application ; Chapter 5: Richard S. Frase, Theories of Proportionality and Desert ; Chapter 6: James L. Nolan, Jr., Problem-Solving Courts: An International Comparison ; Chapter 7: Cheryl Marie Webster and Anthony N. Doob, Searching for Sasquatch: Deterrence of Crime Through Sentence Severity ; Chapter 8: Christopher Slobogin, Risk Assessment ; Chapter 9: Lawrence W. Sherman and Heather Strang, Restorative Justice as Evidence-Based Sentencing ; B. Sentencing Systems ; Chapter 10: Ronald D. Wright, Charging and Plea Bargaining as Forms of Sentencing Discretion ; Chapter 11: Kevin R. Reitz, The <"Traditional>" Indeterminate Sentencing Model ; Chapter 12: Robert Weisberg, The Sentencing Commission Model, 1970s to Present ; Chapter 13: Nancy J. King, Procedure at Sentencing ; Part III: Corrections ; A. The Correctional Context ; Chapter 14: Karol Lucken and Thomas G. Blomberg, American Corrections: Reform Without Change ; B. Community Corrections and Intermediate Punishments ; Chapter 15: Faye S. Taxman, Probation, Intermediate Sanctions & Community-Based Corrections ; C. Jails, Prisons and Other Secure Facilities ; Chapter 16: Gary F. Cornelius, Jails, Pretrial Detention and Short-Term Confinement ; Chapter 17: George M. Camp and Bert Useem, Prison Governance: Correctional Leadership in the Current Era ; Chapter 18. Richard W. Harding, Regulating Prison Conditions: Some International Comparisons ; D. What Works in Correctional Treatment? ; Chapter 19: Steven Belenko, Kimberly A. Houser, and Wayne Welsh, Understanding the Impact of Drug Treatment in Correctional Settings ; Chapter 20: Doris MacKenzie, The Effectiveness of Corrections-Based Work and Academic and Vocational Education Programs ; E. Managing a Changing Offender Population ; Chapter 21: Jennifer Skeem & Jillian Peterson, Identifying, Treating, and Reducing Risk for Offenders with Mental Illness ; Chapter 22: Roxanne Lieb, Sex Offender Management and Treatment ; Chapter 23: LaTosha Traylor and Beth Richie, Female Offenders and Women in Prison ; Chapter 24: Craig Haney, The Psychological Impacts of Prison Confinement ; Chapter 25: Michael Santos, Living Life Behind Bars in America ; F. Prison Release and Reentry Challenges ; Chapter 26: Edward Rhine, The Present Status and Future Prospects of Parole Boards and Parole Supervision ; Chapter 27: Tom Le Bel and Shadd Maruna, Life on the Outside: Transitioning From Prison to the Community ; Chapter 28: Christy Visher and Jeremy Travis, The Characteristics of Prisoners Returning Home and Effective Reentry Programs and Policies ; G. The Death Penalty ; Chapter 29: Carol Steiker and Jordan Steiker, Broken and Beyond Repair: The American Death Penalty and the Insuperable Obstacles to Reform ; Chapter 30: Franklin E. Zimring and David Johnson, The Dark at the Top of the Stairs: Four Destructive Influences of Capital Punishment on American Criminal Justice