Corrections

Catalog description

This class is an overview of corrections as part of the CJ system with emphasis on historical perspectives, theory and methods of incarceration, alternatives to incarceration, juvenile offenders, and current special issues. Students will also examine community corrections (diversion, probation, and intermediate sanctions), prison policy on management, prisoners’ rights, the elderly and mentally challenged in prison. This course also includes the rights of victims and an in-depth study of the death penalty. Offered every fall (day) and every spring (BCJ online).