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May 09, 2025
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2024-2025 Undergraduate Hill Book
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CRM 204 - Sociology of the Prison3 Credits
Offered Spring
This course examines the basic structure of American prisons-their purposes and their effects. Focal issues include the history and rationale for imprisonment, the world of the prisoner and the correctional officer, and rehabilitation. Students will examine the development of prison policy and its implementation with regards to current criminological theory and research. Current public opinion will be discussed throughout the course.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): CRM 120 - Critical Introduction to Criminal Justice or CRM 201 - Criminological Theories
Core Curriculum Attribute(s): History and Social Science
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