Introduction to Corrections CRIM 241 (3)

Examines the organization, structure and operation of contemporary Canadian corrections including the history and development of provincial/territorial and federal correctional systems. The role of sentencing in the correctional process and alternatives to confinement. Discussion of the social organization of correctional institutions, including the inmates, correctional officers, correctional treatment and programming staff, and administrators. Parole board decision making and the issues surrounding the re-entry of people into the community post release. Community-based corrections programs and outcomes. Prerequisite: CRIM 131.