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Concept of Corrections as a Sub-system of the Criminal Justice System

Judicial Processes and Sentencing Practices for Misdemeanants, Felons, and Juveniles.

Correctional Clients that includes the Career Criminal, Criminal Gang member, Accidental Criminal, and Elderly Criminal.

Alternatives to Incarceration that includes Probation or Parole and Treatment facilities.

Types of Correctional Facilities at the Federal, State, and local levels.

Institutionalization of inmates in Correctional Facilities at the Federal, State, and Local levels.

Innovative Programs in Correctional Facilities at the Federal, State and Local levels.

Juvenile Corrections

Special Populations in Correctional Facilities at the Federal, State, and local levels.

Corrections as a Career Field

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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Identify and describe the evolving philosophy of punishment within the Corrections sub-system of the Criminal Justice system.

Identify and Differentiate clients in each of the types of Correctional institutions, the  issues and challenges each type of client presents to a Correctional institution.

Identify the Alternatives to Punishment and describe their impact on the Criminal Justice System and society at large.

Identify the innovative programs designed for specific Correctional Institutions and describe their impact on the Corrections client and society at large.

Objective and subjective examinations/quizzes

Case analysis

Projects

Homework assignments

In class exercises/presentations

American Corrections, Clear & Cole, 2016, 11th Ed.