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
FlexPace
Faculty: Chambers
Term: Summer 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: 801
Open Seats: 15
Section: 801
Downtown Dayton Campus
Ross Correctional Institution
Term: Summer 2023
Format: Condensed content. Shorter than normal term. Course meets in person on scheduled days and times.
Open Seats: 27
Meets: F from 6:00PM to 8:40PM
Section: 601
Open Seats: 27
Meets: F from
6:00PM to 8:40PM
6:00PM to 8:40PM
Section: 601
FlexPace
Faculty: Chambers
Term: Summer 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: 802
Open Seats: 10
Section: 802
FlexPace
Faculty: Chambers
Term: Summer 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: 803
Open Seats: 10
Section: 803
FlexPace
Faculty: Chambers
Term: Summer 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: 804
Open Seats: 5
Section: 804