CRIJ 2313 - Correctional Systems and Practices

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours - Lecture: 3
This course is a survey of institutional and non-institutional corrections. Emphasis will be placed on the organization and operation of correctional systems; treatment and rehabilitation; populations served; Constitutional issues; and current and future issues. CIP Code: (4301045424)
Prerequisite: College Level Readiness in Reading AND Writing
Student Learning Outcomes
1 - Describe the organization and operation of correctional systems and alternatives to institutionalization. 2 - Describe treatment and rehabilitative programs. 3 - Differentiate between the short-term incarceration and long-term institutional environments. 4 - Evaluate current and future correctional issues. 5 - Identify the Constitutional rights applicable to the correctional setting.