CJ 3330 - Legal and Policy Issues in Corrections Administration

This course provides an in-depth examination of the contemporary legal and policy issues impacting corrections administrators. Topics include a review of the relevant amendments such as the First, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments as they relate to corrections management and administrative functions for institutional and community-based corrections. Inmate and probationer / parolee rights as well as a comprehensive review of case law directly related to institutional and organizational operations are also reviewed in context with the institutional policy implications and operational applications. Prerequisites: CJ1110 (4 credits)