Introduction to Corrections

Catalog description

This course is designed to provide a broad overview of the American corrections systems. It presents an explanation of the various goals of corrections to include incapacitation, retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, and reintegration. Specific coverage will be provided of development of correctional ideologies from early history to the modern era and how those ideologies were reflected in various types of programs. Additional attention will be directed to the legal issues and processes which move an individual in and out of the system and how civil rights decisions have influenced the continuing development of corrections.