Prisons: Prison and Student Website
|[pic] |Course Design Guide |
| |College of Criminal Justice and Security |
| |CJA/234 Version 2 |
| |Introduction to Corrections |
Copyright © 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the various components of the corrections system within the criminal justice system. It provides an overview of corrections, including corrections history, the persons, agencies, and organizations that manage convicted offenders. Other topics that are covered include policy and procedure, sentencing, probation, and rehabilitations of prisoners.
Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
• University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Discussion Questions
Additional discussion question points are allotted for Online, FlexNet®, and Directed Study classes.
Course Materials
Foster, B. (2006). Corrections: The fundamentals. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
All electronic materials are available on
| |College of Criminal Justice and Security |
| |CJA/234 Version 2 |
| |Introduction to Corrections |
Copyright © 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Course Description
This course is an introduction to the various components of the corrections system within the criminal justice system. It provides an overview of corrections, including corrections history, the persons, agencies, and organizations that manage convicted offenders. Other topics that are covered include policy and procedure, sentencing, probation, and rehabilitations of prisoners.
Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
• University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Discussion Questions
Additional discussion question points are allotted for Online, FlexNet®, and Directed Study classes.
Course Materials
Foster, B. (2006). Corrections: The fundamentals. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall.
All electronic materials are available on