MCCCD Program Description

Correctional Institutions

Course: AJS124

First Term: 1996 Spring

Lecture 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s) 3 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S

Description: 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

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
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)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
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

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12/12/1995

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.