CRIJ 4503 - Corrections and Restorative Justice

This course introduces current correctional practices, policies, and legal issues. This course explores the purposes of corrections, its relationship to the criminal justice system, correctional theories and practices, and the role of correctional institutions. This course examines the historical development of corrections, sentencing, jails, prisons, correctional policies, prison life, and challenges faced by the incarcerated population. The course further explores concepts of restorative justice and practices for returning formerly incarcerated persons to the community. Class 3.