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2018-2019 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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CJS 2084 - Community Corrections

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab None
Course Description: This course introduces alternatives to traditional incarceration for convicted criminals and people on probation and parole. Topics include the history of community corrections and alternatives available, the legal framework for community corrections, the growth potential of the field, and the role of the corrections professional. This course applies to students interested in the criminal justice, law enforcement, human services, emergency medical services (EMS), and public safety fields.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950  with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051  with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052  with a grade of C or higher; CJS 2083  with a grade of C or better or instructor consent.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Completion of or concurrently enrolled in CJS 2095 .

Major Content
  1. Criminal Justice System Components: Locating Probation and Parole
  2. An Overview of Community Corrections: Types, Goals, Functions and Suitability of Offenders for Community Corrections Placement.
  3. Early Release, Parole Programs, and Parole Revocation
  4. Evaluating Programs: Balancing Service Delivery and Recidivism Considerations
  5. Jails and Prisons
  6. Offender Supervision: Types of Offenders and Special Supervisory Considerations. The utilization of the latest technology, (ie: GPS) in the Supervision of High Risk offenders Juvenile Probation and Parole
  7. Parole and Parolees
  8. Probation and Parole Professionals
  9. Probation and Probationers: History, Philosophy, Goals, and Functions
  10. Probation/Parole Organization and Operations: Recruitment, Training, and Officer-Client Relations
  11. Programs for Probationers
  12. Sentencing and the Presentence Investigation Report: Background, Preparation, and Functions
  13. Theories of Offender Treatment

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

  1. discuss the basic concepts of community corrections.
  2. describe how to work effectively with individuals from a wide variety of criminal backgrounds.
  3. discuss how work effectively with individuals from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds.
  4. describe what stressors offenders face during the re-integrate process.
  5. describe a motivational approach to working with “institutionalized” offenders.
  6. write offender Treatment/ Program Plans and Pre-Sentence Reports.
  7. discuss substance abuse and mental health treatment programs.
  8. describe how to utilize local and county funding for substance abuse assessments and treatment.
  9. describe the “Reentry” services available to make the transition for offenders more effective.
  10. describe the traditional role of jails and prisons
  11. interpret the differences between a traditional “correctional” approach to crime and public safety and a “community corrections” approach
  12. assess effectively an offender’s suitability for placement into a community corrections based program in lieu of incarceration.
  13. discuss the legal and financial benefits to community-based corrections and treatment programming.
  14. describe the “Restorative Justice” approach as a pre-sentencing option for the Court.
  15. discuss the use of half-way houses as a Pre-Trial and Post-Sentencing option by Correctional Professionals.

Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None


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