CJ 289 - Corrections Ethics and Professional Conduct

Lecture Hours: 3
Credit Hours: 3

Provides in-depth information related to corrections ethics; on-and-off duty conduct; discipline; and policy formation in city, county, state, and federal correctional institutions. Covers professional expectations associated with citizens, media, co-workers, support staff, administrators, family members, friends, and supervisors. Includes confidentiality issues, inmates’ rights, employee accountability, use of force, contraband, gratuities, security measures involving institutional informants, inmates, inmate family members, and visitors. Examines ethics related to duties and responsibilities of a correctional officer, reports, documents, and courtroom testimony. Utilizes Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST) ethics bulletins, and extensive scenario-based field activities embedded in the Corrections Officer Related Experience courses that require proper ethical responses and actions from a corrections professional.

Corequisite: CJ 103 with criminal history clearance; or current professional in the field; or consent of instructor.