Lori Beth Way

Ruth Masters

Michael K. Hooper

Phyllis B Gerstenfeld

Bernadette T Muscat

John P. J. Dussich

Candice Ann Skrapec

"CJ: Realities and Challenges, Fifth Edition, provides a uniquely interdisciplinary view of criminal justice not found in any other text. As both academics and practitioners with diverse backgrounds in law enforcement, the courts, corrections, and victim services, we provide a comprehensive, contemporary, and realistic perspective on these vital institutions. We wrote this text using a highly collaborative process. To ensure that each branch of the criminal justice system was thoroughly represented, we organized our research, writing, and editing efforts as a peer review circle. Each chapter was the product of an ongoing, iterative review by the entire author team"--

Realities and Challenges

Counseling Criminal Justice Offenders, Second Edition takes a practical view of offenders, their problems, and the difficulties counselors face working with them in criminal justice settings. Author Ruth E. Masters examines criminal justice counseling on an individual and group basis and in a variety of settings such as prisons, probation and parole agencies, diversion programs, group homes, halfway houses, prerelease facilities, and U.S. jails. The book also explores the many faces of offenders — young, old, male, female, and across many cultures. The Second Edition of Counseling Criminal Justice Offenders recognizes that individuals who counsel offenders in the criminal justice system often have not had the extensive training of a licensed psychologist and this text is designed to provide readers with an understanding of the counseling process. The book explores practical knowledge of legal principles, appropriate and effective counselor attitudes, and the past and present protocols of American corrections. Primarily designed for criminal justice students taking correctional counseling courses, Counseling Criminal Justice Offenders, Second Edition is also a vital resource for any Criminal Justice, Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling practitioner interfacing with offenders.

Counseling Criminal Justice Offenders

"This book engages students in a meaningful exposure to the ideals of the American criminal justice system. CJ: Realities and Challenges, Fourth Edition, translates the passion that we feel in the classroom into a learning program that nourishes students' enthusiasm for the field while dispelling widely held myths. CJ: Realities and Challenges, Fourth Edition, encourages students to think critically about how the American criminal justice system operates in practice. Recognizing the myths and interpreting the facts underlying the system lead to an appreciation of its complexities. Students who succeed in this course will emerge with a realistic understanding of the system and of the opportunities that await them if they should choose to pursue a career in criminal justice"--

Ruth Masters

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