CJS 234 Institutional Corrections

This course provides for an examination of the penal system in America, focusing on local, state and federal correctional facilities. The initial topics of study include a review of the historical, philosophical and political origins of punishment and corrections. Building on this conceptual foundation, the course is designed to survey the organizational forms and practices of punishment and corrections. It will include brief surveys of parole as it relates to preparation for release and the growth of privatization.Spring 2014 (L11)

Credits

3