CRIM 120 - Corrections Institutions/Facilities

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3 ]

This course provides an overview of correctional institutions and facilities. It is primarily for students intending to pursue a career in the criminal justice system and those already employed within the system. The course is also relevant to students pursuing a social science orientation. Students explore federal, state, county, and local facilities including maximum-, close-, medium-, and minimum-custody facilities. It addresses community facilities and coeducational facilities and the safety and security requirements and considerations related to each. Constitutional and managerial issues are stressed. The course includes historical developments, philosophy, sociological concepts and definitions and their application.
OFFERED: fall semesters

Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies:
Goal 1: Comprehend the interplay between facility/institution design, and the legal, policy, and procedural guidelines for operating the institution.

Become familiar with the different types of institutions, the arguments and issues involving the various classifications of institutions, and the processes which effect the operation of various institutions. The interplay of people should be stressed throughout the course.