CRJ 3320 (LUOA), CJUS 320 (LUO): Corrections

11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 06/02/2026

Course Description

This course is designed to familiarize the student with the criminal correctional system in the United States. The student will review the history of corrections and procedural, statutory, and case law of American correction.

Rationale

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an overview of the American correctional system in preparation for further study or career opportunities in the field of criminal justice.

Course Assignment

Textbook readings and lecture presentations/notes

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (4)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to share his or her own informed opinion in response to the provided prompt. Each thread must be at least 250 words with a minimum of 2 citations from at least 2 scholarly sources. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to at least 2 classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 150 words.

Mini-Paper: Prisoner’s Rights Assignment

The body of the Mini-Paper Assignment must be no more than 3 pages. The paper must be in current APA format and must include a title page, body, and reference page. The paper must include at least 2 relevant and reliable sources in addition to the Bible.

Course Project Assignments (2)

Course Project: Rough Draft Assignment 

The student will work to create a PowerPoint presentation containing specific information to consider in the planning and creation of a correctional facility. The student will first submit a Course Project: Rough Draft Assignment containing at least 5 slides, including the title slide, and at least 2 sources in current APA format.

Course Project: Final Assignment 

Upon reviewing feedback on his or her Course Project: Rough Draft Assignment, the student will complete the final PowerPoint presentation for the facility plans. The completed Course Project: Final Assignment presentation must have at least 5 sources in current APA format and contain at least 10 slides, not including the title and reference slides.

Application Essay: Restorative Justice and Responsibility Assignment

The student will write a 2-page essay (2 pages of main body, excluding the title page and reference page) supporting your views through a Biblical worldview lens on restorative justice. The essay must use current APA format and use 7 citations (specifically, 2 citations will refer to the Torah, 1 citation will refer to the New Testament, at least 3 citations will refer to academic articles, and 1 citation can refer to any course related material in any CJUS class to date).

Read & Interact Textbook Assignments (13)

Within this course, students will be required to read and interact with the textbook within the third party platform, SmartBook. Students must complete each reading and item in the textbook in order to earn the points associated with the assigned reading.

The student will access a homework assignment through the McGraw Hill platform. The homework is based on the material in the text. In addition, McGraw Hill may be accessed outside of Canvas. At the end of the assigned module, McGraw Hill will automatically grade the Homework Assignment.