Description
The study and analysis of policies, practices, research and trends
within institutional corrections in America. This includes the
various types of incarceration, prisoner classification, housing and
assessment, institutional rehabilitation, inmate life and
institutional security and management. This course will evaluate the
effectiveness of incarceration in terms of cost savings, community
safety and recidivism reduction, while also discussing the future of
incarceration and punishment in America. (3 s.h.)