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that would otherwise only happen face-to-face. Now you are hearing and learning from the source: the front-line professional staff and those incarcerated. Griffin and Sacks provide a very slim peek of the emotional nature of these fields, which we collectively hope encourages and emboldens rather than shies away or frightens. Why share these stories with the public? There are books written by those incarcerated and those

who have worked in criminal justice serving agencies. This book provides a humanizing starting point, a basic foundation and a voice to those interacting in various and, sometimes, interlocking ways within the criminal justice arena. There is a human being behind that name, number, shield or badge. The emotional and human toll cannot be minimized whether behind or in front of cell bars. This is a field full of debate at each stage,

which these authors present. If you want your voice heard, come from a place of fact, compassion, grief, understanding and solutions. Perhaps Griffin and Sacks are provoking discussion of the future of rehabilitative measures and encouragement to our future reformers. Their book is a good limited sampling of the corrections field, and raises more questions than answers, which makes it worth reading. u

ACA Seeks Book Authors Do you have experience in corrections and the desire to inform others about what you have learned? If so, you are a potential ACA author. We are seeking corrections professionals to submit book manuscripts for review and consideration on a variety of subject matter.

Possible topics include • Ethics in corrections. • Effective mental health treatment. • Sex offender monitoring and treatment. • Financial management in corrections. • Programs for long-term offenders. • Staff training. • Greening of corrections: innovative strategies. • Preparing offenders for reentry. • Incarcerated women: reducing recidivism.

Your suggestions for books on other topics are welcome. For more information, please contact 800-222-5646, ext. 0194.

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