Constance A St Germain-Driscoll
Juris Doctor: University of Baltimore
The Corrections Management Certificate program provides students with a foundation in the laws, ethics, and correctional treatment strategies directly related to the correctional field. Students analyze the philosophies and laws of punishment and sentencing, as well as the goals of rehabilitation. In addition, administrative and legal requirements pertaining to specific inmate special population groups and subsequent strategies for post-sentencing management are also examined.
An examination of the American criminal justice system as an interdisciplinary social science involving aspects of criminology, sociology, law, and political science.This course will enable the student to grasp the complexity of the American Criminal Justice System. As we study the Administration of Criminal Justice, we will see how the several components work, their goals, organizations and how they may have different or competing philosophies.
A study of the stresses of law enforcement, specific stress factors in law enforcement (i.e., shift work, hazards and dangers, dealing with death and severe injury, post-shooting trauma, testifying in court, undercover work, etc.), and methods and techniques used to control stress.
This course has a concentration on the major functions and structure as well as processes that underline ethical issues and types associated within the American Criminal Justice System. This course will explore the structure and nature of the various types of ethical debates within the American judicial system. There will be an assessment of the ethics in criminal justice, as it explores the issues of morality, virtue, honesty, and making ethical decisions in the United States criminal justice system. Assessments of various issues will be examined as they relate to decision making and ethics.
This course will examine a broad range of contemporary criminal justice issues such as racism in sentencing, racial profiling, national drug control policy, police use of deadly force, sentencing guidelines, community policing, prosecutorial discretion, court authorized electronic intercepts, and other oftentimes contentious areas. Students will research current criminal justice issues from weekly/scholarly journals and exchange analytical observations employing concepts and methodologies learned in the class. Professor directed research in a student selected contemporary criminal justice issue area will allow students to recognize the broad impact of crime on society and the complexities of solutions.
A comprehensive study of the context, practices, and special interests of corrections. Topics include the early history and current trends of correctional thought and practice, jails and other short-term facilities, intermediate sanctions, the prison experience, women in prison, institutional management, educational/treatment programs, prisoners' rights, and race/ethnicity challenges.
An examination of the theory and practice of probation and parole, including pre-sentence investigation, supervision of probationers, parole administration and services, treatment theory, parole officers, juvenile services, and new concepts (such as community-based corrections, the justice model, and determinate sentencing) that have impacted traditional probation and parole theory.
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| 2010-2011 Program Completion Rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal time to completion for full-time student | 1 year | |||
| Graduates who completed in this time | 100%1 | |||
| 1 Data may be “not available” if the program has no graduates during reporting period or if it has not been in existence the normal time for completion. If 0%, then graduates in the reporting period took longer than the average time, usually because they were part-time students. 91% of our students are employed full time and do not take a full-time course load. | ||||
| Tuition & Fees as of October 1, 2011 | Median Loan Debt of 2010-2011 Graduates | |||
| Tuition (before any awarded transfer credit) | $4,500 | Federal Loans3 | $0 | |
| Transfer Credit Evaluation fee (if applicable) | $50 | Private educational loans | $0 | |
| Graduation fee | $25 | Institution financing plan | $0 | |
| Books and supplies | $02 | |||
| On-campus room and board | Not applicable | |||
| 2 The undergraduate book grant provides textbooks, e-books, and other course materials at no cost to students for courses being taken for academic credit. Students must obtain their own software when required for a course or program. | 3 This figure does not include PLUS loans or TEACH grants converted to Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loans. | |||
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This program is designed to prepare graduates to pursue a job in this field or related fields. Although career and professional development services are available to students and graduates, finding a job is the individual responsibility of the student. We do not guarantee that any student will be placed in any particular job, or at all.