Academic Catalog

CJ445 Corrections

This course introduces students to the corrections system. The growing population of prisoners constitutes a management challenge for all law enforcement communities, and a potential source of governmental liability. This course discusses the historical development of corrections, and examines the goals of criminal sentencing, the management of jails and prisons, the concept of alternative sentencing, guidelines on prisoner rights, and issues associated with parole and probation.

Credits

3

Offered

Online