Learning Objectives

  1. Discuss the historical significance of prisons and their influence on today’s institutions
  2. Discuss how jails are similar to and different from prisons
  3. Compare the differences between federal, state, private, and military prisons
  4. Identify the different security levels of prison institutions
  5. Discuss how issues such as racial disproportionality, overcrowding, and prison misconduct impact the management of prisons
  6. Discuss how the Supreme Court has interpreted the Bill of Rights for inmates
  7. Identify the challenges that correctional officers face on the job