CJUS 2236 — Current Issues in Criminal
Justice The first part of this course will explore major issues facing corrections today by analyzing the social context in which punishment occurs. Statistical data and varying points of view will broaden the scope of the topics, allowing students to examine the impact of these cor- rectional problems on the criminal justice system and society. Topics will include Prison Violence, Gangs, Institutional Crowding, Societal Change and its Impact on Correction, Inmate Subcultures, Female Offenders, Juvenile Offenders, Rehabilitations and Treatment Needs of Offenders, Correctional Privatization and The Death Penalty. The second part of this course will examine the day-to-day policing and the stress found in both the daily grind and the division and stigmatiza- tion of certain branches of a law enforcement agency. Topics will include the dangers of misplaced loyalties, policing priorities, and Restorative policing.