ADJ 21 - Control and Supervision in Corrections

Institution:

Riverside City College

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Description:

CSU Prerequisite: None. This course provides an overview of the supervision process of inmates in the local, state and federal correctional institutions. The issues of the control continuum from daily institutional living through crisis situations will be introduced and discussed. The course will emphasize the role played by the offender and the correctional worker. Topics will include inmate subculture, violence and effects of crowding on inmates and staff and coping techniques for correctional officers in a hostile prison environment. This course has been identified by the Correctional Peace Officers Standards and Training Board of the Department of Corrections, California Youth Authority and the California Peace Officers Association to fulfill the educational requirements of the CPOST Certificate for apprentices hired after July 1, 1995 by CDC and CYA. 54 hours lecture.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rcc.edu/riverside/

Phone Number:

(951) 222-8000 ext 8979

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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