CRJ 222 - Correctional Treatment Methods

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Open

Institutional options for preventing recidivism. Introduction to therapeutic techniques. Comparison of punishment, Freudian treatments and behavior modification systems. Student presentation required.
Competencies

Evaluate the justice/law system and the society of which it is a part
1. Weigh the effects of the justice/law system on society
2. Assess the control of society on the justice/law system
Compare treatment goals
1. List a number of alternate goals for the system
2. Evaluate the alternatives
Compare treatment models developed from the ideas of Punishment, Freud, and Skinner
1. Identify salient features of the models
2. Assess the theories behind the models
3. Recognize the Buzz words of the models
Assess the limitations of these models in treating criminals
1. Attack the theories behind the models
2. Criticize the applicability of the models in a correctional setting
Explain the concepts, assumptions and practical limits of one specific treatment approach
1. Identify the salient features of their model
2. Criticize their models