Faculty Syllabus

To access your online course the first week, go to the Blackboard site, then complete the orientation. The login for Blackboard is found at: https:// acconline.austincc.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp. Orientation IS required.

The following is a brief overview of the class. 

Communication

All correspondence with faculty and staff will be done through your ACC email address. It is especially important to check this account at least three times a week.

Expectations 

This class is IN-PERSON, but some work will be done online; therefore, do not expect it to be easier than a traditional lecture course. You will have to be self-disciplined in meeting all deadlines. A course calendar will be provided to you, which shows the due dates for assignments, quizzes, discussion boards, and exams. Failure to meet these deadlines will result in an automatic zero. 

Assignments

All assignments will be available to you in the first week of class. Due dates are indicated in the course calendar. You can turn them in early if you wish. 

An introductory study of the role of the community in corrections; community programs for adults and juveniles; administration of community programs; legal issues; future trends in community treatment.

Community-Based Corrections - MindTap

By  alarid, leanne fiftal

Edition : 12TH 19

Publisher : CENGAGE CO

ISBN 13 : 8220118179302

An Overview of Community Corrections: Goals and Evidence-Based Practices

How Probation Developed: Chronicling Its Past and Present

History of Parole and Mandatory Release 

Pretrial Supervision, Sentencing, and the Presentence Investigation Report

Case Management using Risk/Needs/Responsivity                                                 

Supervision and Treatment for Offenders with Special Needs   

Community Supervision Modification and Revocation  

Residential Community Supervision Programs  

Nonresidential Graduated Sanctions                                                                                                                                     

Economics & Restorative Justice Reparations                                            

Prisoner reentry: Collateral Consequences, Parole and Mandatory Release

Career Pathways in Community Corrections 

Juvenile Justice, Probation, and Parole 

Bringing It All Together: Practical Solutions for Community-Based Corrections

This course is designed to familiarize the student with the most recent developments in community-based corrections, including implementation, management, effectiveness, and challenges. It provides detailed descriptions of major alternatives to incarceration, assumptions underlying programs, and outcome studies. This course is structured to provide motivated students with opportunities to master a body of knowledge on the current state of community corrections.