Students Learning Outcomes and Assessment Plan
Course Title: Corrections 104 Legal Aspects of Corrections MSJC
Department /program: Administration of Justice
Date: May 2, 2011
Participating Faculty: Richard LeGarra Department Chair Admin of Justice and Corrections and
Mr.Lopez AJ staff (MSJC)
Identified Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify he correctional process including the history and philosophy of punishment, the judicial
process, prison discipline and prisoner’s rights.
2. Examine and compare freedom of association and freedom to exercise religious rights in the
prison system (1st Amendment guarantees, inmate union membership, and visitation,
restrictions on the exercise of religion, religious diet, and grooming).
3. Define and apply search and seizure as applicable in the prison setting and how the 4th
Amendment functions regarding prison security, ‘Legal Mail’ issues, searches of prisoners and
searches of visitors.
4. Explain the 8th Amendment and demonstrate its application in the prison setting regarding
disproportionate punishment, mandatory sentences, death penalty cases and medical treatment
issues.
Types of Assessment to be used:
SLO #1
Explain the
correctional
process including
the history and
philosophy of
punishment, the
judicial process,
prison discipline
and prisoner’s
rights.
SLO #2
Examine and
compare freedom
of association and
freedom to exercise
religious rights in
Assessment
Instrument
Subjective Exam
Assessment
Instrument
Subjective Exam
Meets SLO
Seventy
percent or
more of
students will
meet the SLO
Assessment Questions/Skill
Required
Through a subjective exam the
student will explain the historical
correctional process including the
history and philosophy of
punishment, the judicial process,
prison discipline and prisoner’s
rights
Meets SLO
Seventy percent or
more of students
will meet the SLO
Assessment Questions/Skill
Required
Through a subjective exam the
student will examine and compare
freedom of association and
freedom to exercise religious rights
in the prison system (1st
the prison system
(1st Amendment
guarantees, inmate
union membership,
and visitation,
restrictions on the
exercise of religion,
religious diet, and
grooming).within a
community.
SLO #3
Identify and apply
search and seizure
as applicable in the
prison setting and
how the 4th
Amendment
functions regarding
prison security,
‘Legal Mail’ issues,
searches of
prisoners and
searches of visitors.
Amendment guarantees, inmate
union membership, and visitation,
restrictions on the exercise of
religion, religious diet, and
grooming).
Assessment
Instrument
Subjective Exam
Independent
Research
Meets SLO
Seventy percent
or more of
students will
meet the SLO
Assessment Questions/Skill
Required
Through a subjective exam or
independent research the student
will identify and apply search and
seizure as applicable in the prison
setting and how the 4th
Amendment functions regarding
prison security, ‘Legal Mail’ issues,
searches of prisoners and
searches of visitors.