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You have the right to revoke your consent for us to use your PD at any time. Such an optout will not affect disclosures otherwise permitted by law including but not limited to: If you want to revoke your consent for us to use your PD, send us an email with your request to: Classroom discussions are enriched when students can compare practices and ideologies in the U. You are a judge who has been chosen by the Vera Institute of Justice to analyze European corrections and sentencing policies and practices with the purpose of recommending changes to the U.
Based on outcome measures such as violent crime rates, incarceration, and recidivism rates, what recommendations would you make to the U. Sentencing Commission to address the problem of mass incarceration in America? Paragraphs 1—2 less than a page: Introduce yourself as a U. Include a thesis statement. Paragraphs 3—7 2 pages: Identify 3 or 4 major differences between U.
Paragraphs 7—11 2 pages: Describe the violent crime rates, incarceration, and recidivism rates in the U. In the final paragraphs, give your recommendations to the U. Sentencing Commission about how to address the problem of mass incarceration in America. The following topics in this course will be covered, but may be accomplished using a modified version of the schedule listed below. Describe the growth of the U. Explain the various types of sentences that judges hand down, differentiate between indeterminate and determinate sentences, discuss the growing recognition of wrongful convictions and how they happen.
Describe the history and functions of jails, who is in jail and why, discuss the kinds of jails in the U. Describe the history and development of probation, the types of intermediate sanctions, critically assess the future of probation and community corrections. Discuss the functions of probation, the purpose and format of the PSI, discuss probation conditions, define recidivism, discuss the revocation of probation.
Discuss the goals of incarceration, understand how incarceration is organized, explain who is in prison, discuss the explanations for the increase in the incarceration rate, be familiar with prison overcrowding. Be familiar with the principles used to organize the functioning of prisons, discuss the importance of prison governance, explain the different types of prison violence and the theories underlying violence in prison and breakdowns in social order.
Be familiar with the various types of personnel in U. Understand the function and operations of parole supervision and parole release, be familiar with the origins of parole, understand the challenges of prisoner reentry and reintegration. Discuss the legal rights of prisoners, describe key U.
Supreme Court rulings concerning correctional law, know the effect of the PLRA on prisoner litigation and alternatives to litigation, discuss case law as related to the death penalty and current controversies surrounding the death penalty. Understand the key problems in contemporary corrections and state level reform efforts to tackle the problem of mass incarceration, understand what good leadership means for corrections, describe the impact of politics on the U. Skip to main content. Introduction to Corrections Share this: Learning Objectives Assuming active study and attendance, by the end of the semester students should be able to: Explain the historical development of corrections from the Middle Ages onward and identify the purposes of punishment.
Describe trends in sentencing and corrections, including the factors that led to mass incarceration and its racial implications.
Compare and contrast the different functions and operations of jails, prisons, probation, parole, and intermediate sanctions. Understand the issues regarding the incarceration of women. Demonstrate knowledge of the core controversies surrounding the death penalty. Explain the emergent problem of prisoner reentry and the barriers to reintegration.