Correctional Management and Counseling Certificate Program

CMC 438 - Correctional Strategies

SYLLABUS

TEXTBOOKS: There are two textbook required:

Book 1: Corrections. Coursewise Publishing, Inc. 2000. ISBN # 1931442320.
Book 2: Reputable Conduct. Upper Saddle River, NJ. Prentice Hall, Inc. ISBN # 0-13-028620-6.

Ordering Information: You may order this book from any source that you wish. Many of the major bookstores through out the country will special order this book for you.

You can also order this book online at:

Borders books at
http://www.borders.com

Amazon.com at
http://www.amazon.com

Barnes and Noble at
http://www.bn.com

This course focuses on the major theories and practices of correctional strategies and ethics involved with it. The materials for this course are focused in the two textbooks listed above.

COURSE CONTENT:

1). The philosophy and overview of correction
2). The corrections process
3). The correctional client
4). Alternatives to prison
5). Special issues
6). Morality and ethics
7). Ethics in justice programs
8). The ethics educator
9). Officers and a subculture
10). What practitioners think
11). The tough decisions
12). Tools for decision making
13). Take a stand
14). Reputable officers

COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the completion of this course, you will:

1). Understand the correctional overview.
2). The social response of crime.
3). Imprisonment as punishment.
4). Classification and correctional programs.
5). The pretrial process of bail and jail.
6). Sentencing procedures.
7). Being released from prison.
8). The male inmate.
9). The female inmate.
10). The juvenile offender.
11). The probation process
12). Community corrections and intermediate sanctions.
13). Inmates legal rights.
14). Corrections for the future.
15). Morality and ethics.
16). The ethics of teaching ethics to justice programs.
17). The ethics educator role.
18). What do practitioners think?
19). Making tough decisions.
20). The reputable officer.

COURSE PROGRESSION: The course begins on the date of student enrollment. You have 90 days to complete this course. Extensions are rarely granted, and then, only for extreme emergencies or active military duty. If you do not complete the course within the 90 day time frame receive an "incomplete/withdrawal" and would have to re-register and pay tuition again if you desire to complete it.

This is a self-paced course. You may proceed at the pace that is right for you. It is acceptable to accelerate in this course and complete it in less than 90 days.

As you progress through the course, always feel free to contact me to discuss issues, questions, etc related to the course. I am there to be a mentor to you as you proceed with learning.

INSTRUCTOR CONTACT: You may contact me via email at any time. You may also request to have a meeting in a chat room with me. Please make such requests directly to me, I will then set the date and time for the chat room meeting. I will answer your emails within 48 hours of receipt.

EXAMS: There is only one examination for this certificate program. The examination may be taken upon successful completion of all of the assignments for Courses I, II, and III in this certificate program. Assignments are graded on a Pass/Fail basis. The final examination is open book, and you have three days to complete it. I will give you full instructions on accessing and taking the exam as you progress in the certificate program. The final examination covers the materials from all three courses in the certificate program. The final examination consists of objective type questions. The grade scale for the final examination is provided above.

ASSIGNMENTS: All of the assignments for this course are detailed in the classroom. Go back to the classroom page and click on "assignments."