2018-2019 Catalog

CRIM 2020 Legal Issues in Corrections

4.5 - 0.0 - 4.5

Prerequisite

(1) CRIM 1010 - must be completed prior to taking this course.

Course Description

Criminal justice students are introduced to an overview of the critical issues of correction: to include the key correctional issues of changing goals within corrections, working with a diverse group of correctional offenders, and reentry concepts. Students also learn about the legal controversies of managing sex offenders, mental health offenders, and the elderly.