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Correctional Continuum is an upper division (junior/senior) class that provides students with a general overview of the United States correctional system. Corrections includes sentencing (and factors that influence sentencing), and the agencies and individuals charged with carrying out the sentence. The continuum of correctional sanctions in the United States is anchored on one end by community-based corrections (e.g., probation/parole), and on the other end by institutional corrections (prisons/jails). A host of intermediate sanctions (halfway houses, boot camps, intensive probation) fill the gap between these ends.
Objectives--students who complete this class should be able to:
- Explain the historical development of all components of the corrections system
- Describe the current social context of all components of the corrections system
- Discuss the central issues and concepts within corrections such as
- The effectiveness (e.g., cost savings, recidivism reductions) of correctional programs
- Institutional crowding, violence, and inmate adaptation
- Prison privatization
Assignment Guidelines Online Readings (.pdf files), assignments (.doc files), and power point slides (.ppt files) are available via the course Moodle site.