Program Code: AAS.CORRECTIONS
The Corrections program utilizes an interdisciplinary approach, including sociological, psychological and biological behavioral perspectives to provide students with a well-rounded basis for interacting with corrections clients in a variety of correctional settings.
Course work includes cooperative work experience, hands-on experience in a correctional agency to supplement and apply knowledge gained in academic courses.
For information, contact Sharron Furno, 503-594-6224 or sharron.furno@clackamas.edu
Related Instruction Outcomes
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- 1 course - MTH-098 College Math Foundations
- Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems
Communication
- 1 course - WR-121Z Composition I
- Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences
Human Relations
- 1 course - CJA-250 Reporting, Recording & Testifying
- Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals
Physical Education/Health/Safety/First Aid
- 1 course - HPE-296 Health and Fitness for Criminal Justice
- Use effective life skills to improve and maintain mental and physical wellbeing
Program Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- identify and define each step in the criminal justice process, and critically analyze how a case proceeds through the system, including landmark U.S. Supreme Court decisions;
- explain the functions of law enforcement and corrections in the United States in terms of historical roots, structure and contemporary issues;
- identify conditions and personal characteristics that are specific to working with offenders in an institutional or community setting, and develop strategies for coping with those conditions;
- demonstrate knowledge of ethical practices in educational and professional settings;
- recognize how criminal justice professionals work effectively within a diverse society;
- identify causes and indicators of crime and their effect on the criminal justice system’s response;
- analyze contemporary issues in the adult and juvenile corrections systems in the United States and outline possible responses to those issues;
- demonstrate effective verbal communication skills in a criminal justice setting;
- demonstrate effective written communication skills in a criminal justice setting.
Career opportunities include:
- correctional officer
- correctional counselor
- probation and parole officer
Career opportunities are generally in jail and prison facilities as well as community corrections agencies
