Pre-Service Correction, Certificate

Program Design

The program helps prepare students for entry into the State of Connecticut's Department of Correction as a Correctional Trainee. The curriculum requires 15 semester hours of college study, leading to a certificate. The Department of Administrative Services affords program graduates a waiver for the Correction Department's written entrance examination. Upon successful completion, the Department of Correction will require candidates to pass the remaining series of screening tests in order to be employed.

Learning Outcomes

The student who successfully completes this certificate will

1. Explain the history and development of the system of corrections in American.
2. Explain the structure of the Connecticut Department of Correction.
3. Explain contemporary correctional issues, including prisoner's rights, overcrowding, prison building, early release programs, the costs of corrections, privatizing, and the changing emphasis in correctional theory.
4. Provide examples of ways in which social forces affect our everyday lives.
5. Explain how deviance is interpreted as a product of society.
6. Evaluate the various explanations of deviance.
7. Present oral reports before a group.
8. Demonstrate work skills relevant to the Connecticut Department of Correction.
9. Process forms and other paperwork that would be handled by a Correction Officer.
10. Integrate the theoretical and practical applications of the Pre-Service Correction Certificate.

Source: 2008-2009 Course Catalog