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CJK 0301 - Introduction to Corrections


32 Contact hours
Vocational
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Program Director
AA Elective: No
This course provides an introduction to criminal justice system components, as well as the values and ethos necessary for a correctional officer. Constitutional rights, inmate rights, and correctional legal issues are included. Emphasis is given to aspects of the legal application of force, and civil and criminal liabilities. Objectives include those established by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission.



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