Maricopa Community Colleges  AJS124   19962-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 12/12/95
AJS124 19962-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Correctional Institutions
An examination of correctional institutions with an emphasis on personnel and security measures, care and treatment programs and institutional planning. The criminal justice system and matters of custody and treatment. Inmate subcultures, and organized crime in correctional institutions and jails. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
AJS124   19962-99999 Correctional Institutions
1. Trace the development of early correctional institutions. (I)
2. Describe how early institutions developed into prisons and correctional institutions. (I)
3. Describe problems in selecting a prison site. (II)
4. Describe organizational models of prisons. (II)
5. Describe the functions of custodial care in an institution. (II)
6. Describe custodial functions and their importance to maintaining order. (III)
7. Describe the classification process followed in correctional institutions. (IV)
8. Describe various treatment programs in correctional institutions. (IV)
9. Define the types of resident employment and their importance. (V)
10. Describe the climate and social factors of a maximum security prison. (VI)
11. Describe the causes and patterns of riots in a correctional institution. (VII)
12. Describe measures to be followed if taken hostage. (VII)
13. Describe the functions of a jail. (VIII)
14. Describe detention and training facilities for juveniles. (IX)
15. Describe the typical female offender. (X)
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AJS124   19962-99999 Correctional Institutions
    I. The Rise of Correctional Institutions
        A. First institutions
        B. Monasteries
        C. Private prisons
        D. Workhouses and bridewells
        E. Prisons and correctional institutions
      II. The Physical Plant
          A. Site selection
          B. Organizational models
          C. Housekeeping
        III. Custodial Control
            A. Functions of custody
            B. Control mechanisms
            C. Courts
            D. Disciplinary procedures
            E. Property control
            F. Escapes
          IV. Classification and Treatment
              A. Classification procedures
              B. Records and privacy
              C. Education and training
              D. Counseling methods
              E. Medical and dental care
              F. Recreation
            V. Resident Employment
                A. Maintenance
                B. Farms
                C. Industries
                D. Inmate pay and income
              VI. Maximum Security Prisons
                  A. Privacy
                  B. Inmate code
                  C. Inmate-staff relations
                  D. Assaults
                  E. Sexual behavior
                VII. Riots and Disturbances
                    A. Patterns of riots
                    B. Causes of riots
                    C. Hostage situations
                  VIII. Jails and Local Detention
                      A. Functions of jails
                      B. Jail personnel
                      C. Jail security
                      D. Unconvicted prisoners
                    IX. Juvenile Institutions
                        A. Training schools
                        B. Detention facilities
                        C. Group homes
                        D. Treatment programs
                      X. Female Institutions
                          A. Female offenders
                          B. Treatment programs
                          C. Co-correctional facilities
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