DESCRIPTION OF COURSES


     
         
     

ADJ - Administration of Justice

ADJ  140

INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS

(3.00 CR.)

Focuses on societal responses to the offender. Traces the evolution of practices based on philosophies of retribution, deterrence, and rehabilitation. Reviews contemporary correctional activities and their relationships to other aspects of the criminal justice system. Lecture 3 hours per week.

       
 
       

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