Course Syllabus

 

 

 

Applications of Correction Course Syllabus

 

Instructor: Terrance Demps
Email: demps.terrance@newton.k12.ga.us
 

Prerequisites: Introduction to Law and Public Safety, and Criminal Justice Essentials

 

Course Description

This is an online course that will prepare students to understand the process of Corrections in America. This course will move quickly, so please keep up with the assignments. Students will learn the differences between jail and prison. This course will introduce students to the history and background of Corrections in the United States. Students will spend the majority of the time focusing on the purpose of Corrections and will decide whether they think Corrections is rehabilitative or not. Students will complete a final project that consists of taking a tour at a Newton County Correctional Facility. Students will also focus on the Correctional law, policies, practices, and issues within the correctional system, the incarceration of criminal populations in jails and prison, but mostly prison. Alternatives to incarceration such as probation and parole, capital punishment, community corrections will also be discussed.


Course Goal

The primary goal of this course is to teach you what corrections consist of. In this course, we will focus on the contemporary field of corrections. This is an introductory course for the field of corrections. Topics will include the history of crime and punishment, sentencing and the correctional process, jails, probation, intermediate sanctions, prisons, parole and prison reentry, clients of adult correctional agencies, the juvenile correctional system, special offenders, the management of prisons, prison life for inmates, prison staff, custody within a prison, treatment, and programs, the death penalty, career opportunities in corrections, and current & future issues in corrections. Upon completion, students should be able to explain the various components, processes, and functions of the correctional system.

Communication with the Instructor

The best way of getting in contact with me is through email and Remind. 

Learning Objectives and Competencies

By the end of this course, you will be able to:
1. Demonstrate the knowledge of history/trends of Corrections.
2. Evaluate whether Corrections is rehabilitative for Offenders.
3. Compare & contrast female/male & adult/juvenile offenders.
4. Identify and understand the difference between adult and juvenile corrections, probation, and parole.
5. Discuss the various Philosophies of punishment.
6. Describe the Criminal Justice System and the impact of policies on Corrections.
7. Demonstrate Correctional Issues and an overall understanding of Corrections in the United States.
8. Identify the sub-components of modern-day corrections.
9. To highlight the process of modern-day corrections.
10. Understand and describe legal issues, laws, and general operations of corrections.

 Attendance / Participation / Work Completion

Taking an online course requires a reliable internet connection. Technical problems may and will happen. Therefore, please ensure that you have back up for when technical problems do persist. It is your responsibility to keep up with your assignments. If a problem persists that is causing you not to complete your assignments, please contact me as soon as possible.

 

Assignments/Grading

Submit all of your assignments as an attachment, through the course shell. Assignments re-submissions for assignments will not be accepted. 

Discussions

You are required to post an initial discussion to every thread and respond to a minimum of two of your peers. Please ensure that everyone is receiving responses, for example when you are responding, respond to students who have not received a response. Please do not work too far ahead. This course is designed to be completed on a week by week basis. The course is set up so that you will not be able to submit any assignments that are not due the current week that we are on. You will be able to view assignments ahead of time, but you will not be able to submit assignments.  Please ensure that your threaded discussion responses are clear and concise. Check your spelling, punctuation, and grammar, prior to posting your responses. When referring to a source, you must follow the APA rules: http://www.apastyle.org/learn/tutorials/basics-tutorial.aspx. Use short paragraphs for your responses and avoid using all CAPS.

Quizzes

There are five quizzes that are worth 25 points each. Quizzes cannot be made up unless it is an emergency. It is your responsibility to contact me and inform me of the emergency; I will then decide whether you can make the quiz up or not. 

Exams

There will be one exam during this course. The midterm exam will be worth 100 points. The exam will include 20 questions and each question will be worth 5 points. Half of this test consists of essay questions. The other half consists of multiple choice and true or false questions. It is extremely critical that you study ahead of time for your midterm. You will only have one hour to complete the midterm exam. 

Final Project

The final project is worth 100 points. Make sure that you read the instructions for the final project: https://canvas.instructure.com$CANVAS_OBJECT_REFERENCE$/assignments/i3b219d571fec115ca437e9591360b636 There are two parts for the final project, so please make sure the you read the instructions carefully. There will be no final exam; the final project will be a substitution for the exam. 

Grading Policy

Your course grade will be determined as follows:

GRADING SCALE:

A = 90-100

B = 89-80

C = 79-70

F = 69 and below

Week 1 through 36 Sections

The course shell is designed for students to quickly become familiar with the course. I structured the shell using a format that I hope is comfortable for you. There is a section for each week that will provide you with an agenda for the week activities. Feel free to print out these agendas to use as a checklist for completing activities. Each week you will have activities to complete. These activities were designed so that you can complete them within a couple of hours. 

Below is the weekly schedule that includes due dates, required readings, and points for each assignment.

 

Week	Assignments
One (Sep 21-25)	Introductions & Week 1 Threaded Discussions
Two and Three (Sep 28-Oct 9)	Week 2 Threaded Discussion & Quiz (25 pts each=50 pts).
Four, Five, and Six ()	Week 3 Threaded Discussion, Prison Tour Threaded Discussion, & Quiz (25 pts each=75 pts).

Academic Calendar

September 8, 2020 First Day / June 4, 2021 last day of school

Academic honesty

Do your OWN work!

Accommodations

Newton high school is committed to providing reasonable accommodation and access to programs and services to persons with disabilities; see the Newton County School System website for specifics.  I am happy to provide approved accommodations.

 Succeeding Online

The message may seem obvious, but for those of you new to online education, you may find it a helpful reminder.
Learning online is both a great educational opportunity and a challenge. Although you can better schedule your course time around your needs, you also must take greater responsibility for managing your time and getting work done. Not having to travel to campus is a great advantage, but you will find that not having a class means you have more written work since you cannot receive grades for class participation or attendance.