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Institutional Corrections

Business Social Sciences Div CLC - College of Lake County

Subject

CRJ

Course Number

224

Course Title

Institutional Corrections

Course Description

This course will provide students with exposure to a variety of perspectives about the operations of the largest and most expensive component of the American criminal justice system, Institutional Corrections. Jails and prisons in the United States house more than two million Americans and continue to grow. This course will help students gain an understanding of how these systems operate as well as how they attempt to control the rapid growth in inmate populations, institutions, staff and expenses.

Minimum Credit Hours

3

Maximum Credit Hours

3

Total Completions Allowed for Credit

1

Number Of Credits

3

PCS Code

1.1

Requirements

Prerequisite: College Reading and Writing Readiness

Recommended: CRJ 124

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