A J 051 - Introduction to Correctional Science - Units 3

Prerequisite Skills: 1. Advisory Reading Level II.

This course provides a history of and critical analysis of punishment, the various types of punishment, alternatives to punishment, and the impact of punishment on the Criminal Justice System, corrections, a critical examination of the types of correctional institutions and the clients housed in each institution, and an examination of contemporary correctional issues. (CSU, C-ID AJ 200)