CJI 120 - Prison Subcultures And Lifestyles

Institution:

Essex County College

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Description:

This course focuses on the theoretical and policy issues and dilemmas of the American correctional system in handling citizens who have been imprisoned. It examines the origin and nature of the inmate social system, inmate social roles, and the prison socialization process. It explores, partly from the inmate's own perspective, modern concepts of behavior modification, punishment, community alternatives to im-prisonment, and probable trends in the practice of correction. Prerequisites: C" or better in CJI 101.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.essex.edu

Phone Number:

(973) 877-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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