Academic Calendar 2020/2021 - Community Corrections

CRJS 4356  Community Corrections

Prerequisites:

CRJS 1087 and CRJS 2086

Restrictions:

Restricted to students in the following streams: Criminology, Corrections, Policing, and Legal Studies and Administration.

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week for one term.

Credits:

3

Description:

Students examine contemporary issues in community-based corrections. Emphasis is placed on the role of community corrections as an alternative to incarceration and as an approach to rehabilitation and community integration. Topics may include; probation; intermediate sanctions; conditional release programs; community corrections models; Extensive overview of existing programs and sanctions, and; Challenges posed by working with offenders in community settings.