CJUS 130 - Corrections

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course will introduce students to the history of the corrections/penal system and its effectiveness in crime control, punishment, rehabilitation, or crime prevention. The course is intended to provide students an understanding of the activities, organization, and limitations of the corrections system as a subsystem of the American Criminal Justice system.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: Upon the completion of this course, students will:

Understand the history of incarceration.
Be able to explain corrections role in the criminal justice system.
Understand how a correctional facility operates.
Be able to describe the different roles and function that staff perform within a modern correctional facility
Be able to explain how the adult correctional system differs from the juvenile system.
Be knowledgeable about career opportunities with the correctional and other related criminal Justice agencies.