CJ 1230 - CRITICAL ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY CORRECTIONS

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This course will use as a departure, the concepts learned in CJ 0130. It will be divided into three parts. First, it will reconsider the general justifications of punishment and how various sentence options may meet these alternatives. Second, it will examine current issues, including aging inmates, education in prison, and women in prison. Third, it will examine innovations in prisons, including privatization of prisons.
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis
Course Requirements: PREQ: CJ 0002 or SOC 0020

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