CRIM 310: Correctional Administration

The Correctional Administration course examines the development and practices of the American Correctional System. An historical perspective of the correctional system will be discussed, as well as administration, organization, and management theory in correctional institutions and agencies. It reviews the impact of legal and social change on correctional policy development and discusses current problems, issues, and trends. A comparison of the relative impact and cost/benefit ratios of institutional and community-based corrections programs will be addressed, as well as standards for accreditation of adult correctional institutions and jails. (as needed)