Paul W. Keve is widely known in the corrections field, both as a practitioner and as a writer. After serving as director of court services for Hennepin County, Minnesota, he was appointed commissioner of corrections for Minnesota. Subsequently, he served as director of crime control and justice programs for the American Technical Assistance Corporation and then became director of adult corrections for the state of Delaware. He is the author of three books, in addition to Prison Life and Human Worth, published by the University of Minnesota Press: Prison, Probation, or Parole? and The Probation Officer Investigates.