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CJS 1165 Corrections

Analysis of operations of correctional facilities from historical, functional and management perspectives. Attention to administrative and management issues in different types of facilities, with different populations and in community-based programs. Examination of best practices in the field of corrections, including state and federal programs for institutional and community settings.

Prerequisites: DEV 0035

Course Outcomes
  • Summarize the evolution of correctional practices and policies over time.
  • Construct successful strategies for improving the education and training of offenders and correctional personnel.
  • Apply current approaches to treating offender disorders, including substance abuse and mental health problems.
  • Analyze different approaches to organizing institutional and community-based programs.
  • Explain major trends in the administration of corrections facilities and community-based programs.
  • Describe the impacts of technology on corrections practices.
Credit Hours: 3
  • Classroom: 3 hours
  • Division: Business and Public Services
  • Department: Criminal Justice Science
  • Repeatable Credit: No
  • Offered Online: Yes
Available Sections
Online Learning
Online Learning
Faculty: Dodd
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Complete work online when it fits your schedule, while adhering to weekly deadlines. No scheduled meeting times. Requires computer and high-speed internet.
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 23
Section: 505
Open Seats: 23
Section: 505
Online Learning
FlexPace
Faculty: Dodd
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Complete work independently online when it fits your schedule, without weekly due dates. Requires self-motivation as well as a computer and high-speed internet.
Restrictions: Flexpace
Note: FlexPace Orientation required. Visit www.sinclair.edu/flexpace-register
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 14
Section: 801
Open Seats: 14
Section: 801
Online Learning
FlexPace
Faculty: Dodd
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Complete work independently online when it fits your schedule, without weekly due dates. Requires self-motivation as well as a computer and high-speed internet.
Restrictions: Flexpace
Note: FlexPace Orientation required. Visit www.sinclair.edu/flexpace-register
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 15
Section: 802
Open Seats: 15
Section: 802
Online Learning
FlexPace
Faculty: Dodd
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Complete work independently online when it fits your schedule, without weekly due dates. Requires self-motivation as well as a computer and high-speed internet.
Restrictions: Flexpace
Note: FlexPace Orientation required. Visit www.sinclair.edu/flexpace-register
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 9
Section: 803
Open Seats: 9
Section: 803
Online Learning
FlexPace
Faculty: Dodd
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Complete work independently online when it fits your schedule, without weekly due dates. Requires self-motivation as well as a computer and high-speed internet.
Restrictions: Flexpace
Note: FlexPace Orientation required. Visit www.sinclair.edu/flexpace-register
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 10
Section: 804
Open Seats: 10
Section: 804
Online Learning
FlexPace
Faculty: Dodd
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Complete work independently online when it fits your schedule, without weekly due dates. Requires self-motivation as well as a computer and high-speed internet.
Restrictions: Flexpace
Note: FlexPace Orientation required. Visit www.sinclair.edu/flexpace-register
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 5
Section: 805
Open Seats: 5
Section: 805
Online Learning
FlexPace
Faculty: Dodd
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Complete work independently online when it fits your schedule, without weekly due dates. Requires self-motivation as well as a computer and high-speed internet.
Restrictions: Flexpace, Department Permission Required
Note: FlexPace Orientation required. Visit www.sinclair.edu/flexpace-register
Course Fee: $22.50
Open Seats: 5
Section: 806
Open Seats: 5
Section: 806
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Ross Correctional Institution
Faculty: Beverly
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Restrictions: Correctional Facility Institutions
Open Seats: 15
Meets: M from 8:00AM to 10:40AM
Section: 604
Open Seats: 15
Meets: M from
8:00AM to 10:40AM
Section: 604
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Trumball Correctional Camp Institution
Faculty: Gibson
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Restrictions: Correctional Facility Institutions
Open Seats: 21
Meets: M from 8:00AM to 10:40AM
Section: 605
Open Seats: 21
Meets: M from
8:00AM to 10:40AM
Section: 605
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Trumbull Correctional Institute
Faculty: Gibson
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Restrictions: Correctional Facility Institutions
Open Seats: 21
Meets: T from 5:00PM to 7:40PM
Section: 606
Open Seats: 21
Meets: T from
5:00PM to 7:40PM
Section: 606
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Madison Correctional
Faculty: Johnson
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Restrictions: Correctional Facility Institutions
Open Seats: 18
Meets: M from 5:30PM to 8:10PM
Section: 600
Open Seats: 18
Meets: M from
5:30PM to 8:10PM
Section: 600
Face to Face
Downtown Dayton Campus
Madison Correctional
Faculty: Johnson
Term: Fall 2023
Format: Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Restrictions: Correctional Facility Institutions
Open Seats: 19
Meets: T from 5:30PM to 8:10PM
Section: 601
Open Seats: 19
Meets: T from
5:30PM to 8:10PM
Section: 601