C J 4042 - Corrections

3 Credits

Consists of an overview of the field of penology and corrections. Attention is paid to conflicting philosophies of punishment, criminological theory as it applies to the field of corrections, the selectivity of the process through which offenders move prior to their involvement in correctional programs, alternative correctional placements, and empirical assessments of the short-term and long-term consequences of one’s involvement in correctional programs.