Criminal Justice, Corrections Option, AAS

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

Computation

• 1 course - MTH-098 College Math Foundations
• Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems

Communication

• 1 course - WR-121 English Composition
• 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.

Electives

Any CJA course not included in the program, or any of the following:

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