CRIM 105 Introduction to Corrections

This course introduces students to the field of corrections, as it relates to the justice system. The course will focus on the history of corrections and the forms of criminal sanctions at the federal, state, and local levels.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CRIM 101

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. Examine the history of corrections in America.
2. Analyze the early history of correctional thought and practices.
3. Describe the sentencing of prisoners and Law of Correction.
4. Analyze the management of prisons and major classification systems.
5. Analyze prison life and identify correctional clients and special problems.
6. Analyze the relationship between probation, intermediate sanctions, and community corrections.
7. Identify and analyze contemporary challenges and issues in corrections.

Course Objectives

1. Examine the history of corrections in America.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Assignment Rubric
2. Analyze the early history of correctional thought and practices.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Assignment Rubric
3. Describe the sentencing of prisoners and Law of Correction.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Assignment Rubric
4. Analyze the management of prisons and major classification systems.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Assignment Rubric
5. Analyze prison life and identify correctional clients and special problems.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Assignment Rubric
6. Analyze the relationship between probation, intermediate sanctions, and community corrections.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Assignment rubric
7. Identify and analyze contemporary challenges and issues in corrections.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Assignment Rubric