STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Identify early historical developments of the use of punishment and corrections

 2. Recognize how the prison system began and evolved in the United States

 3. Identify how theoretical and philosophical ideology has shaped the US correctional system

 4. Describe the organization of corrections in the United States, including federal and state correctional systems

 5. Recognize how correctional law has been shaped through landmark cases

 6. Discuss legal liabilities and legal principles in the field of corrections

 7. Describe the history of probation

 8. Summarize modern probation including various approaches for successful completion

 9. Explain the goals, directions, and varied operations of intermediate sanctions, including community corrections

 10. Discuss the history and goals of incarceration and the Unites States

 11. Appraise the federal, state, and local organization of institutional corrections

 12. Describe the origins and evolution of jails and detention facilities, including their goals, organization and management

 13. Discuss how prisons are organized, governed, and managed

 14. Identify classification and custody levels of prisoners

 15. Illustrate the role and functions of correctional officers and prison staff

 16. Describe the male prison population, including the prison subculture and prison violence

 17. Describe the female prison population and how it compares to their male counterparts

 18. Compare and contrast private versus public prisons

 19. Discuss parole, reintegration and re-entry programs, including the role and function of parole officers

 20. Evaluate trends in corrections, including evidence-based practices and program evaluation

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Historical Perspectives and Evolution of Sanctions, Punishment, and Corrections

 A. History of Corrections and Punishment

 B. Development of Prisons in the United States

 C. Correctional Ideologies and Theory

 D. Correctional Law and Legal Liabilities

 

 II.  Alternatives to Imprisonment

 A. Probation

 B. Diversion and Intermediate Sanctions

 

 III.  Institutional Corrections

 A. Custody Functions

 B. Management and Treatment Functions

 C. Jails and Detention Facilities

 D. State and Local Prison Systems

 E. The Federal System

 F. Private-Sector Systems

 G. Parole and Reentry

 H. The Death Penalty

 IV.  Correctional Clients

 A. Inmate and Ex-Offender Rights

 B. Male Offenders

 C. Female Offenders

 D. Juvenile Offenders

 E. Special-Category Offenders