CRJ 224 - Community- Based Corrections

Institution:

Hudson County Community College

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Description:

This course explores the numerous community-based correctional programs which are intended to rehabilitate offenders and reintegrate them into society. Students will engage in a critical analysis of the theories, practices and effectiveness of community-based program models. Major topics of the course are probation and parole. Students will also explore the more recent modes of intervention and treatment, including specialized diversionary and self-help programs, intensive supervision programs, half-way houses, house-arrest, community service, fine and restitution, "shock"incarceration, family intervention and counseling. Students will also examine the needs of special offender populations, including juveniles, women, drug abusers, sex offenders and the mentally ill. Students will critically examine the problems associated with the management of these various programs, and their interaction with the other components of the criminal justice system.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hccc.edu

Phone Number:

(201) 714-7100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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