Module 6: Corrections and Community Corrections
Section outline
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This section will examine corrections and community corrections. This module will look at a brief history of punishment, along with the history of jails and prisons, and the four ideologies of corrections, which include retribution, deterrence, incapacitation, and rehabilitation. This module will also discuss prisons versus jails and the difference between the two, types of prisons, prison levels, and prisoner rights.
Image description: Entrance to Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, Louisiana
Image credit: "Angola Prison," 2023, accessed via https://www.flickr.com/photos/34347190@N00/4136711442; by msppmoore is licensed under CC BY-SA-2.0.
Module Learning Objectives (MLO):
Upon completion of this module, you will be able to:6.1 Summarize the history of corrections and punishment (CLO 1, 2)
6.2 Describe the different levels of prisons (CLO 2)
6.3 Differentiate between the various ideologies of corrections (CLO 1)
6.4 Explain Community Corrections and its purposes (CLO 2)
6.5 Specify the different types of Community Corrections (CLO 2, CLO 4)
6.6 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the main types of Community Corrections (CLO 2, CLO 4)
Module Activities:
To achieve these objectives:
- Read the Module 6 Introduction
- Read Chapter 7 and Chapter 8 in Pressbooks Introduction to Criminal Justice (MLO 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6)
- Complete the Pressbooks Chapter 7 Practice (MLO 6.1, 6.2, 6.3)
- Complete the Pressbooks Chapter 8 Practice (MLO 6.4, 6.5, 6.6)
- Complete the Module 6 Written Assignment - Corrections (MLO 6.2)
- Complete the Module 6 Discussion Forum (MLO 6.5)
- Complete the Module 6 Chapter 7 Corrections Quiz (MLO 6.1, 6.2, 6.3)
- Complete the Module 6 Chapter 8 Community Corrections Quiz (MLO 6.4, 6.5, 6.6)
Module Pressbooks Resources and Activities:
You will find the following resources and activities in this module at the Pressbooks website. Click on the links below to access or complete each item.-
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Chapter 7: Corrections
This chapter will cover corrections, the last third of the criminal justice system, to include a brief history of corrections, different ideologies of punishment, and the role of corrections.
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Chapter 8: Community Corrections
Up to this point, we have spent much time on understanding crime, how it is policed, and how it is prosecuted in the courts. Like the previous one, this chapter will cover the last third of the justice system, corrections, focusing on punishments that happen in the community.
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