CRJU 3332: Corrections

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: CRJU 1101
This course includes a historical and philosophical overview of the American correctional system. Emphasis is placed on the types, goals, and purposes of community-based and institutional corrections, the roles and responsibilities of correctional agencies and actors, and offender characteristics and legal rights. This course also explores correctional policies and their effectiveness to reduce crime and recidivism such as correctional rehabilitation, habitual offender laws, and the death penalty among others.