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Corrections and Penology (JUS 231)

Term: Academic Year 2019-2020 - Spring Semester

Faculty

Jeffrey Michael Thompson
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Megan Grace Freed
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Schedule

Mon-Wed-Fri, 12:30 PM - 1:20 PM (1/6/2020 - 5/1/2020) Location: MAIN CARDH 105

Description

This course begins with a historical overview of the penal system development, leading to the implementation of modern institutions, incarceration practices, and correctional ideologies. The student will also become familiar with sentencing, constitutional issues of incarceration, parole, probation, and alternatives to imprisonment.
Prerequisites: JUS 101, JUS 123, JUS 143