CJUS 590 - Community Corrections

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

Prerequisite(s): CJUS 500 and CJUS 510
Restriction(s): Students must be enrolled in the Master of Science in Criminal Justice program

Corequisite(s): None

Community Corrections provides the study of prevalent issues in institutional and community-based corrections with emphasis on the history and purpose of punishment and imprisonment, prison life, correctional policies and offender rights, offender programming and treatment, and reentry into the community. An analysis of current research and its applicability to the current criminal justice system and society will be performed.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Analyze the historical roots, components, and contemporary functions of community corrections systems in the United States.
Explore the philosophy underlying punishment.
Analyze significant issues in modern institutional corrections, and assess how community corrections may address these issues.
Develop potential evidence-based assessments for community corrections programs.