CRM 141 - Introduction to Corrections

Credit(s): 3
Lecture/Lab Contact Hours: 3, 0

This course is concerned with the evolution of societal reaction to law breakers, the sentences and the goals they seek to obtain, and the influence of the ongoing struggle between the rights of the individual and society on the correctional system. Furthermore, within the context of the individual versus society struggle, there is a detailed examination of rehabilitation versus punitive philosophies, why rehabilitation failed, and the current philosophical foundation of American corrections.
Applicable toward graduation at Sandburg where program structure permits:
Degree or Certificate: AA, AS, AAS, AGS, and Certificates where applicable (1.1)

Offered: Spring
General Education: Not Applicable, Elective Only