Syllabus

Course=20 Name: CRIJ2313 Correctional Systems and=20 Practices

Section=20 Instructor: Ron Walker

Course=20 Goals:

Course=20 Description/Outcomes: This course is designed to help the student = understand the=20 delicate balance corrections must maintain between the rights of society = and the=20 rights of offenders. The course offers a theoretical and historical = overview=20 describing how society has dealt crime through the ages. Topics ranging = from=20 jails, prisons, probation, fines, community service, and the most severe = sanction, the death penalty will introduce the student to American = Corrections=20 in the 21^st century.

Text:=20

Required=20 text: American Corrections, by Clear, Cole and Reisig, Thomson/Wadsworth = Publishing Co., 8th edition. ISBN = 978-0-495-55323-6

Course=20 Requirements

Introduction:=20 Do all assigned readings, related assignments, and Assessments (tests). = Students=20 are expected to demonstrate a mature attitude toward the subject matter = and=20 participate enthusiastically in the course.

Instructor=20 information:

Ron=20 Walker, Criminal Justice Department, Trinity Valley Community College. = TC 324,=20 100 Cardinal Drive, Athens, TX 75751. 903-675-6342, rwalker@tvcc.edu BS=20 in Police Science, Sam Houston State University. MS in Criminal Justice=20 Management, Sam Houston State University. Graduate studies at The = University of=20 Texas at Tyler and West = Texas A &=20 M University.=20 Master Peace Officer Certification, Tcleose.

Policies:=20

Welcome=20 to Correctional Systems and Practices. The course is on the Trinity = Valley=20 Community College homepage at www.tvcc.edu,=20 select Distance Ed. Students, general Information. Select How to Login = to your=20 Ecourse and follow the instructions. I strongly recommend that you write = down=20 any change in your ID and password. You will need to purchase a text for = the=20 course. Students can log on to the distance education course website on = the=20 first class day of class. Once students have logged in to course, they = can click=20 on the course homepage and course icons for additional course = information.=20

You=20 must establish communications within the WebCT class in the first week = of the=20 semester.=20 Participation in the class is essential to learning. Failure to = establish=20 communications or submit assignments and tests when due may result in = the=20 student being dropped from the class. The class is on the TVCC server at = www.tvcc.edu,=20 click on ecourses. All=20 correspondence, assignments, and information must be in your class on = the=20 Blackboard sever. Work = submitted on=20 any other e-mail site will not be accepted. When you log in to your = class,=20 please answer the e-mail waiting for you. If you have any questions or = need any=20 assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. Students will be = required to=20 take all major tests and complete all assignments at the scheduled = time. Late work will not be = accepted. Tests=20 will be proctored online at the Testing Center at your host=20 college.

Course=20 Learning Outcomes

The=20 student will acquire an understanding of the following=20 outcomes:

An=20 understanding of the Corrections System.

An=20 understanding of the Early History of Correctional=20 Practices.

An=20 understanding of the History of Corrections in = America.

An=20 understanding of the Punishment of Offenders.

An=20 understanding of the Correctional Client.

An=20 understanding of Jails.

An=20 understanding of Probation.

An=20 understanding of Intermediate Sanctions.

An=20 understanding of Prisons.

An=20 understanding of Institutional Management.

An=20 understanding of Community Supervision.