2017-2018 Catalog 
    
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2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CJ 5520 - Corrections

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

Provides a critical examination of the development and implementation of correctional systems in America. The course presents the origins of correctional efforts and the evolution of the prison; reviews punishment and rehabilitation rationales in the context of sentencing models; examines the social organization of the prison, including inmate subcultures and staff work strategies; and assesses the inmates’ rights movement and the impact of judicial intervention in correctional settings.



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