2022-23 Course Catalog

CRJ1600 Introduction to Corrections

This course provides a broad view of the American criminal justice system, and follows individuals from arrest and conviction to incarceration and parole. CRJ1600 surveys current philosophies and operations in/at all levels of modern corrections supported by an overview of relevant history. The course also provides the student with an in depth study of a wide range of court decisions that affect or have affected the offender and due process as it applies to the institution, parole, probation, probation hearings, and classification procedure. 3 Cr. Hrs. Course Requirement(s): None.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

None