The field of Corrections holds vast job
opportunities and also offers job security in many different areas of the
government. Our goal is to train and educate students for entry-level
positions in the Corrections field. This major academically prepares
students for immediate employment in state and private correctional
facilities, or as Legal Assistants working in Criminal Law or with a Public
Defender.
The Criminal Corrections Major focuses
on both the theoretical and practical skills necessary to succeed in the
challenging area of Corrections. Coursework looks at many aspects in the
field of Corrections, including: a history of Corrections, Community
Corrections, juveniles and women in the correctional setting, crime and
delinquency, and a Correctional Institutions class where students will have
the opportunity to visit local correctional facilities in order to obtain a
first person sense of how the correctional facility operates.
The
Criminal Corrections Concentration will be attached to the Associate of
applied Business in Legal Assistant degree that we currently offer.
Students will co-jointly study the law while learning about how the law is
affected (and affects) the Justice System, specifically the field of
Corrections. Although students will have the chance to double major,
students will only graduate with one of the degrees; either with a major in
Criminal Corrections, or as a Legal Assistant. The advantage to this
pairing is that the students will have optimal job opportunities upon
entering the workforce due to their diverse degree. |
