Mar 28, 2024  
Course/Program Inventory 
    
Course/Program Inventory

CRMJ 2020 - Introduction to Corrections (TTP)



Credit hours: 3

Course Description:
An overview of corrections, including the philosophy and historical evolution behind the development of corrections.   Emphasis is on corrections procedures, current prison conditions and operations, problems and needs facing corrections, and related contemporary issues.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

  1. Identify and discuss the advent and history of prisons in America.
  2. Recognize the differences between the state, federal and private prison systems.
  3. Identify and discuss the issues surrounding the management of correctional facilities.
  4. Identify and discuss the issues surrounding the future of corrections.