Penology and Correctional Administration

The purpose of this book is to evaluate various aspects of the Indian Correctional system. In the book, aspects such as sentencing, punishment, corrective aspects of the criminal justice system as well as offender rights are elaborately described. Readers are sensitized towards the fact that arrested, detained and accused persons have certain rights and must be treated with dignity and respect. The book presents an extensive examination of the organization and operation of correctional, probation and parole agencies as particular segments of the Indian criminal justice system. It gives information on corrections, probation and parole from a variety of standpoints including historical and philosophical foundations, the theoretical concerns that the options present, as well as the practical aspects of those services.