Jails and Reentry.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours. 3 credits. Prerequisites: CRJS 181 and CRJS 253 . Enrollment is restricted to criminal justice majors. Examines issues specific to jails and short-term detention. Considers historical and contemporary aspects of the American jail, while exploring the complexities of jail management and dynamic offender populations. The challenges of providing health care, mental health and substance-abuse programming, legal resources, educational training, and reentry support are examined, as well as the broader collateral consequences of short-term detention.