Trends in corrections : interviews with corrections leaders around the world. Volume three / edited by Dilip K. Das, Philip Birch.

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Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Series Editor's Preface; Acknowledgements; About the Editors; About the Contributors; About the Interviewees; Chapter 1: Contextualising the Issue: Leadership in Corrections; SECTION I: Europe; Chapter 2: Živilė Mikėnaitė, Director General of the Prison Department of Lithuania; Overview; Introduction; Career; Changes Experienced; Personal Correctional Philosophy; Problems and Successes Experienced; Theory and Practice; Evidence-based Corrections; Transnational Relations; Role of Corrections; General Assessments

ConclusionGlossary; Notes; Chapter 3: Martin Lulei, Project Manager, Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family, Slovak Republic; Overview; Introduction; Career; Changes Experienced; Personal Correctional Philosophy; Problems and Successes Experienced; Theory and Practice; Evidence-Based Corrections; Transnational Relations; General Assessments; Glossary; SECTION II: North America; Chapter 4: Danny W. Pirtle, Deputy Director of Executive and Administrative Services (former), Dallas County Juvenile Justice Department; Overview; Introduction; Career; Changes Experienced

Personal Correctional PhilosophyProblems and Successes Experienced; Theory and Practice; Evidence-Based Corrections; Transnational Relations; Role of Corrections; General Assessments; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Chapter 5: Adonay Davila, Senior Warden (retired), Texas Department of Criminal Justice; Overview; Introduction; Career; Changes Experienced; Personal Correctional Philosophy; Problems and Successes Experienced; Theory and Practice; General Assessments; Transnational Relations; Glossary; Note

Chapter 6: Stephen Anderson, Major for Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, and Director of Cherokee County Detention Facility Gaffney, SC, USAOverview; Introduction; Career; Personal Correctional Philosophy; Problems and Successes Experienced; Theory and Practice; Evidence-Based Corrections; Transnational Relations; Role of Corrections; General Assessments; Conclusion; Glossary; SECTION III: South America; Chapter 7: Orlando Garcia Maradiaga, Director, National Penitentiary Institute of Honduras; Overview; Introduction; Career; Changes Experienced; Personal Correctional Philosophy

Problems and Successes ExperiencedTheory and Practice; Evidence-Based Corrections; Transnational Relations; General Assessments; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; SECTION IV: Asia; Chapter 8: Satoshi Tomiyama, Director-General of the Japanese Correction Bureau; Overview; Introduction; Career; Changes Experienced; Personal Correctional Philosophy; Problems and Successes Experienced; Theory and Practice; Evidence-Based Corrections; Transnational Relations; Role of Corrections; General Assessments; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes

Chapter 9: Randel Latoza, Jail Superintendent, Quezon City Jail Male Dormitory, Philippines

With a fresh set of interviews exploring cross-cultural differences and similarities, Volume Three of this book includes lessons from practitioners in a diverse array of countries including Honduras, Japan, Lithuania, the Philippines, Thailand, the Slovak Republic, South Africa, and the United States. This book series is based on the premise that comparing countries around the world and getting 'inside' information about each country's correctional system can be best derived by having people who are seasoned practitioners in each country share their views, experiences, philosophies and ideas. Since most correctional practitioners do not have the time or inclination to encapsulate their experiences into a book chapter, the insight of the practitioner can be best captured by a revealing interview with a researcher given the questions and interview guidelines associated with each chapter. Researchers selected are scholars in corrections, will possibly have conducted original research on the topic, and will have access to the corrections officials in his or her country. Additionally, the researcher exhibits a deep understanding and knowledge of his or her country's correctional system, and questions will be derived specifically from the laws and conditions present. Any current crises or solutions will be able to have focused questions crafted by each researcher, while still having each interviewer stay within the topic areas that the general questions probe. Each researcher explains any esoteric or unusual terminology used by the corrections official, and defines any current issues necessary for the reader's knowledge. While there are many books written on corrections management, ethics, and practices, there is great value in approaching international corrections practices and policies from this unique vantage point and as a result this book will be of interest to academics, researchers, practitioners and both undergraduate and postgraduate students with an interest in corrections and comparative criminal justice studies.

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