Title: Describe the history of corrections in the United States.
Course: Criminal Justice II (15051-II) > Section: Exploring Corrections

Description should include

- a historical look at the different eras in corrections
- goals and purposes of corrections
- alternatives to confinement
- the role of the Bureau of Prisons
- the role of the Virginia Department of Corrections.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the three correctional models? How do they differ from one another?
- What are the costs and benefits of alternatives to confinement?
- Why has the prison population increased so significantly since the 1970s?
- What are the advantages and disadvantages of community supervision compared to incarceration?