On the Parole Board: Reflections on Crime, Punishment, Redemption, and Justice

Frederic G. Reamer

Published by Columbia University Press 2016

On the Parole Board

Reflections on Crime, Punishment, Redemption, and Justice

Frederic G. Reamer

https://doi.org/10.7312/ream17732

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About this book

An inside look at parole board decision making and its consequences.

Author / Editor information

Frederic G. Reamer is professor in the School of Social Work at Rhode Island College. His Columbia University Press books include Risk Management in Social Work (2014), Social Work Values and Ethics, 4th Edition (2013), Boundary Issues and Dual Relationships in the Human Services (2012), and Heinous Crime (2004).

Reviews

Readers who are unfamiliar with the criminal justice system will find all of this information like the beam of a flashlight in a black hole.... For students and teachers in the field of criminal justice and general readers who are curious about the parole system.

Reamer combines a comprehensive overview of the criminal justice system with a generous and deeply personal account of crime's human impact.

Edward Latessa, professor and director, School of Criminal Justice, University of Cincinnati:
Reamer has brought a lens of humanity to both inmates and their victims. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the U.S. penal system and those often forgotten in its wake.

Howard Abadinsky, author of Probation and Parole: Theory and Practice:
As both a social worker and a parole board member, Reamer offers an insider's view into prisons and the work of a parole board. Brief case histories help provide real-world insight into the back end of the criminal justice system.

Joan Petersilia, Adelbert H. Sweet Professor of Law, Stanford Law School:
On the Parole Board is an excellent book and opens up the black box of parole hearings to the public. But more than simply describing the procedures followed in conducting a hearing (which he does incredibly well), Frederic G. Reamer puts a personal face on the process.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Note to Readers Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
1. Getting Started Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Goodness and Evil Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
3. On Being a Victim Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
4. Punishment, Retribution, and Shame Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
5. Redemption and Hope Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
6. The Pursuit of Justice Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	265

Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 296

eBook

Published: December 19, 2016
ISBN: 9780231543323