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    Dec 16, 2025  
American University Catalog 2024-2025 
    
American University Catalog 2024-2025 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

JLC-686 Advanced Seminar in Corrections (3)


Topics vary by section. Examination of the origin, nature, and operation of various correctional institutions and practices. The focus of the course varies by semester; topics include institutional corrections, community corrections, intermediate sanctions, legal aspects of corrections, the death penalty, and philosophical theories of punishment. Repeatable for credit with different topic.