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Eligibility Criteria

Bachelor's degree, or equiv. International Education

Credit Hours

12 Hours

Course Duration

1 Month (Self-Paced) Program

Courses Offered

2

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  • Courses Description

  • Credit Hours

  • Fundamentals of Correctional Counseling

  • This course offers an overview of the foundations of offender counseling and rehabilitation. Psychodynamic, behavioral and group approaches are discussed as well as the diagnosis, assessment and classification as being the core strategies for identifying and responding to important security, mental health and treatment needs of the offender.

  • 6 Credits

  • Introduction to Crime and Punishment

  • This course will provide an opportunity for you to examine and confront one of the most vexing criminal justice issues – how should we punish those who break our laws. This course will explore theories of criminal punishment in the context of examining the historical evolution of sentencing policies and procedures.

  • 6 Credits
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Fundamentals of Correctional Counseling

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    The notion of special needs offenders
    Risk assessment, diagnosis, classification, and recidivism prediction of offenders
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Substance abusers and substance abuse programs
    Offenders with communicable diseases
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Mentally disordered offenders; commonalities, assessment and treatment
    Offenders with learning disabilities and mental retardation
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Special needs of early childhood offenders
    The child adolescent offender as a special needs offender
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Gang members as special needs offenders
    Juvenile sex offenders as special needs offenders
    Domestic batterers as special needs offenders
    Female offenders as special offenders
    Special needs of geriatric offenders
    Restorative justice, mediation, and sentencing circles: their applicability to special needs offenders who are on probation or parole
    Predictions and suggestions for the future processing of special needs offenders

Introduction to Crime and Punishment

Topics Covered in This Course:
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Early history -2000 b.c. to a.d. 1800-
    Prisons -1800 to the present-
    Correctional ideologies: the pendulum swings
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Sentencing
    Appellate review
    Jails and detention facilities
  In Section 3 of this exam you will be evaluated on below listed topics:
    Probation
    Intermediate sanctions
    Imprisonment
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
    State and local prison systems
    The federal system
    Private sector systems
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
    Custody functions
    Management and treatment functions
    Female offenders
    Male offenders
    Juvenile offenders
    Special category offenders
    Inmate and ex-offender rights
    The death penalty and ndash;the ultimate right
    Parole and reentry
    The futures of corrections