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CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  AJ 70	Title:  INTRO CORR.
Full Title:  Introduction to Corrections
Last Reviewed:2/22/2021

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

History, philosophy and current procedures in contemporary corrections; to include probation, institutions, parole, and related community and private corrections.  The interrelationships between corrections and other components of the justice system.  Career opportunities, education and training requirements, and role expectations.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

History, philosophy and current procedures in contemporary corrections; to include probation, institutions, parole, and related community and private corrections.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for English 100A or equivalent.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: AJ 200	Introduction to Corrections	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): AJ70

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  1.  The student will demonstrate knowledge of historical development of

     correctional practices in America to date.

 2.  The student will demonstrate knowledge of the competing correctional

     philosophies of punishment, treatment and the protection of society.

 3.  The student will demonstrate working knowledge of probation theory

     and practices, and role requirements and expectations.

 4.  The student will demonstrate working knowledge of institutional

     corrections practices, procedures and roles.

 5.  The student will demonstrate working knowledge of parole

     philosophies and procedures.

 6.  The student will demonstrate working knowledge of the various

     community based and private corrections programs.

Topics and Scope

 1. Orientation

   A. Focus of study

   B. Assignments, testing and grading

   C. Attendance and class participation

   D. Student and instructor responsibilities and expectations

2. History and Evolution of Corrections

   A. Early history - 2000 BC - 1700 AD

   B. A century of change, 1700-1800

   C. The Age of Prisons, 1800-Present

   D. The Swinging Pendulum of Correctional Philosophies

3. Corrections as a Sub-system In Justice Administration

   A. Crime and the Legal Process

   B. Discretion and the Funnel of Justice

   C. Corrections: Components within the Justice System

4. American Jails

   A. The booking process

   B. Cite and Release programs

   C. Types of facilities

   D. Pre and Post-conviction procedures

5. Probation: The Alternative to Incarceration

   A. History and Philosophy

   B. Contemporary organization and administration

   C. Investigative functions and roles

      1. O.R. and Bail Reports

      2. Pre-plea Investigations

      3. Pre-sentence Investigations and Reports

   D. Casework Supervision

      1. Styles of supervision

      2. O.R. Supervision

      3. Probation conditions

      4. Caseload assignment models

      5. Supervision strategies

      6. Modification, violation and termination procedures

      7. Expungement procedures

6. Institutional Corrections

   A. Nature and scope of prisons

   B. Classification procedures

   C. Varieties of prison environments

   D. Inmate types

   E. Gender distinctions

   F. Prison programming

   G. Rights in confinement

   H. Pre-release planning

7. Parole

   A. Origins and philosophies of parole

   B. Nature and scope of parole in America

   C. The indeterminate sentence model

   D. The determinate sentence model

   E. Rles of the Parole Board

   F. Conditions of parole

   G. Supervision strategies

   H. Violation procedures

   I. Termination and pardon procedures

   J. Interstate Compact Agreement

8. Community-Based Programs

   A. Half-way houses

   B. Residential Treatment Centers

   C. Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs

   D. Privatization models

9. Contemporary Issues

   A. The Justice Model vs. Rehabilitation

   B. Institutional vs. Community-based models

   C. Should probation officers be armed?

   D. The trend toward electronic monitoring

10. Summary and Conclusions

   A. Nature, scope and purposes of Corrections reviewed

   B. Career opportunities and preparation

   C. Trends in Corrections

Assignments:

 - Critical reviews of investigative reports and casework scenarios.

- Text reading and homework assignments.

- Participation in class in case critiques.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 20%
Written homework, Critiquing of reports and case scenarios
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 20%
Casework scenario analyses
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 70%
Multiple choice, Matching items, Completion, Short answer/essay
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Attendance and participation.

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Allen, Harry E. and Clifford E. Simonsen, CORRECTIONS IN AMERICA: AN

INTRODUCTION, (7th ed.), Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995.

McCarthy, Belinda Rodgers and Bernard J. McCarthy, Jr., COMMUNITY-BASED

CORRECTIONS, (2nd Ed.), Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole Publishing Co., 1991.

Abadinsky, Howard, PROBATION AND PAROLE: THEORY AND PRACTICE, (5th Ed.),

Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1994.

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