Community Corrections

Catalog description

This course will provide an overview of the history and philosophy of probation and parole. Also included is the organization and operation of probation and parole agencies as particular segments of the criminal justice system. A review and evaluation of the state of our prisons and their relationship to probation and, particularly, parole is included. The various roles of probation and parole officers and a review of community corrections in managing offender treatment, rehabilitation and reintergration are covered in this course.