CJ 340
“Correctional Policy and Treatment”
Spring 2006
Saginaw Valley State University
Course Outline

 
Corrections: History Corrections Commentaries
Tue May 16 1. Introduction 
Early Punishments 1 1
 Video: “Big House: Eastern State” 

Thu May 18 2. The Penitentiary and the 1800s 2 2
 Twentieth Century Corrections 3 3
 
Tue May 23 3. Ideologies and Sentencing 4 4, 5
 Video: “Big House: Sing Sing” 

Thu May 25 4. EXAM 1
 Jails 5 6
 Video: “L.A. Behind Bars”
 
Tue May 30 5. State and Federal Prisons 6 7
 Video: “Big House: Alcatraz”
 
The Jun 1 6. Management and Custody 7 8, 9, 10
 Video: “Keepers: The Other Inmates”
 
Tue Jun 6 7. Corrections Policies and Issues 8 11
 
Thu Jun 8 8. EXAM 2
 Male and Female Prisoners 9 12
 
Tue Jun 13 9. Prison Life 10 13, 14
 Video: “Women Doing Time”
 Video: “Lock Up: Hunt CC”
 
Thu Jun 15 10. Special Needs Prisoners 11 15, 16
 Prisoners’ Rights 12 17, 18
 
Tue Jun 20 11. EXAM 3
 Rehabilitation 13 19, 20
 
Thu Jun 22 12. Parole and Release from Prison 14 21, 22
 Probation and Community Corrections 15 23
 
Tue Jun 27 13. American and International Corrections 16 24, 25
 
Thu Jun 29 14. EXAM 4
 
Tue, Jun 13: Field Trip Report due
Thu, Jun 15: Book Projects due/Book Tests (2:00 p.m.)