CORRECTIONS

Catalog description

The evolving changes in the criminal justice system are manifested in the country's prison system. As society demands retribution for criminal offenses, prisons become the repository of this social demand. The need to examine the effects of sentencing enhancements on the prison population and the changing philosophies of punishment are placing an undue burden on correctional facilities across America. The operational issues exacerbated by prison crowding, reduced state budgets, and longer sentences are the focus of this course. An examination of the death penalty in the face of mounting public pressure to ensure the innocent are not executed is also addressed in this course.