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This unit introduces students to issues relating to the management of public offenders for both adults of young offenders. Students will consider the major theories of criminality and their implications for rehabilitation in correctional settings. They will examine and comment on the different approaches to males/females/young offenders. Attention will be paid to incarceration policy and issues relating to those with mental health problems and with problems of substance dependence. Students will also be introduced to the range of correctional alternatives within and outside jails, e.g., community service options, weekend jail, work release and probation and parole, etc. In addition, students will examine the role of professionals in and out of jails. They will examine and assess the role of health professionals in the area of substance use, mental health, physical health conditions and social disadvantage, within the jail system and the ethical issues surrounding these services. Also covered will be the role of health service professionals working with offenders in nonjail programs: e.g., probation and parole, community service and civil rehabilitation.
Code | REHB5068 |
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Academic unit | Participation Sciences |
Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
Prohibitions:
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REHB5016 or REHB3062 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
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