Introduction to Corrections

Craig Dilley, Instructor

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ADJ 24 Online Class

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Welcome to the class page for Introduction to Corrections, ADJ 24. This course will be offered online in the SPRING 2008 semester. To register for this online course, please visit the college's registration site at College of the Siskiyous Admissions and Records Office. This class will begin January 15, 2008 and will end May 22nd, 2008. After you have registered and the Spring 2008 semester has begun, you will able to access the online instruction site.
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"Etudes" Online Course Login Information
This login is generated automatically by the COS registration system the day after you register. You will not be able to access the online classroom unless you are officially registered AND semester has officially begun.

First Day Handout ⁄ Class Syllabus
The First Day Handout contains information on the course objectives, course content, required textbook, grading, instructor contact and other college resource information.

Course Calendar

COS Administration of Justice Program

Course Textbook - Corrections: The Fundamentals
Prentice Hall, Publisher

Online Courses
Online courses are convenient but can be more difficult and time consuming than traditional classes. Please take the two "Online Readiness" assessments to help you decide if online instruction is really for you. I also recommend you review the "Online Survival Guide."

For this course you will need the following items:

A computer and internet access.

The ability to send and receive e-mail.

Experience with using the internet with a web browser such as
Internet Explorer® or Netscape Navigator®.

Experience with internet search engines such as Google or Yahoo.

A word processor such as Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, Wordpad, or similar.

Motivation to set aside time each work to allow you to work on this course.

Learning Goals
Student learning goals include:

Understand the origin, development and evolution of corrections in America.

Origins of correctional institutions and evolution of correctional practices.

Correction personnel and their function.

Administration of corrections in the criminal justice system.

Distinctions betwen jails and prisons.

Functions and differences between probation and parole.

Prisoner rights versus society's call for confinement.

Systems at the federal, state and local levels.

Course Content:

Early history and evolution of corrections.

Law and the correctional process.

The correctional process.

The rights of the convicted criminal.

Title 15 of the California Code of Regulation & related impact within the state.

The correctional client.

Correctional Systems

Parole and Probation

Summary and overview

This course meets the C.O.S. ADJ program AA Degree requirements and also UC/CSU transfer requirements.

If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to: Craig Dilley

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