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8/9/07 12:16 PM Page 1. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. NOT FOR SALE OR DISTRIBUTION. Correctional Counselors: roles , 1. work Environments , Conflicts, and Challenges The Need for Correctional Counseling This chapter gives an overview of the background information related to cor- rectional counseling. The issues examined include the current need for educated counselors in corrections, a history of Correctional counseling, basic character- istics that separate Correctional counseling from other counseling practices, cor- rectional counselors' responsibilities, as well as the types of competence and challenges for the counselors. Familiarity with the knowledge prepares readers for contents in subsequent chapters. The criminal justice system consists of a complex and fragmented mixture of many agencies and programs in federal, state, and local jurisdictions that form three interconnected systems: law enforcement, law adjudication, and correc- tions. Although jails and prisons are the most visible parts of the Correctional system, pretrial and posttrial, community-based Correctional programs and work release and halfway release programs are inseparable parts of the structure.

Correctional Counselors: Roles, Work Environments, Conflicts, and Challenges 1 The Need for Correctional Counseling This chapter gives an overview of the background information related to cor-

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