Fall 2006
Criminal Justice 4320
Tuesday & Thursday: 12:15 p.m. ‑ 2:45 p.m.
Bay Hall 104
OFFENDER REHABILITATION
Dr. Dorothy S. McClellan Office Hours:
Bay Hall Tuesday & Thursday: 12:15 - 2:45 p.m.
Phone: (361) 825-2697 And by appointment
e-mail: dorothy.mcclellan@mail.tamucc.edu
website: http://falcon.tamucc.edu/%7Ecrijweb/CJhome.html
The primary focus of this course is to teach techniques of offender rehabilitation and crisis intervention that have proved to be effective in dealing with individuals in correctional custody. To that end, students will survey theories of rehabilitation, treatment, and correction of criminal offenders, in particular those therapeutic models and methods designed for reluctant, resistant clients.
We will also touch on the historical development of the rehabilitative ideal and contemporary controversies surrounding it. In an effort to develop a critical analysis of the response to crime in American society, we will look at the role of race, gender, and social class in the creation and enforcement of laws, and in the nature of punishment.
Handouts provided by instructor and guest speakers
Student performance will be evaluated on the basis of three examinations, an event response analysis, class participation and attendance.
August 24 Introductions & Overview
August 29 Goals & Purposes of Correctional Counseling
August 31 Film: Canceled Lives: Letters from Prison
September 4 Happy Labor Day!
September 5 & 7 Major Approaches to Understanding Offender Behavior
Reading: CACC, Chapters 1 & 2
September 12 The self: Principal Tool of the Correctional Helper
Reading: CACC, Chapter 4
September 14 Guest Speaker: Rene bourassa
Reading: Founder, Anger Insight Resolution
September 19 Interviewing & Interrogating
Reading: CACC, Chapter 5
September 21, 26, 28 Fundamentals of Non-directive Counseling
Reading: CACC, Chapter 9
October 3 Guests from jail Diversion Program
October 5 Examination
October 10 & 12 Pre-sentence Investigation Reports
Reading: CACC, Chapter 6
October 17 & 19 Directive Counseling: Reality Therapy
Reading: CACC, Chapter 10
Film: Project Strive
October 24 Directive Counseling: Transactional Analysis
Reading: CACC, Chapter 10
October 26 Directive Counseling: Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches
Reading: CACC, Chapter 11
October 31 Actors and Students Engage in Crime Scene Discussions
November 2 Strategies for Case Supervision
Reading: CACC, Chapter 7
November 7 Juvenile Probation Representatives
Adult Supervision and Corrections Department Representatives
November 9 The Role of the Parole Department in Supervising Mentally Ill Clients
The Role of MHMR in Supervising Mentally Ill Offenders
November 14 Examination
DATE TOPIC
November 16 Special Guests
Group Counseling
Reading: CACC, Chapter 12
November 21 The Sex Offender
Reading: CACC, Chapter 12
November 23 Happy Thanksgiving!
November 28 HIV/AIDS Counseling with Offenders
South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery services
Alcohol & Illegal Drugs & the Criminal Offender
Reading: CACC, Chapters 15 & 16
November 30 The Female Offender
Reading: CACC, Chapter 20
December 5 The Juvenile Client: Re-socialization Training
Reading: CACC, Chapter 19
Conclusions
Review for final
Important Dates to Remember
October 5 Examination
November 14 Examination
November 30 Event Response Analysis
Criminal Justice 4320
1. EXAMINATIONS
Three examinations, including final. Examinations include multiple choice, true/false, short
answer questions. Make‑up examinations are reserved for exceptional circumstances.
2. EVENT RESPONSE ANALYSIS
Students will be asked to prepare a report on the content of films, guest speaker
presentations, field trips. This report calls for:
1) A detailed, accurate description of the event, and
2) An in-depth analysis of the impressions, thoughts, and feelings engendered by viewing or
participating in it.
This exercise will help students develop the important professional skills of:
1) Preparing clear, factual descriptions of events and individuals, and
2) Distinguishing personal feelings, thoughts, prejudices, and concerns from
accurate presentation of facts.
In fairness to fellow classmates, late papers will not receive full credit.
3. ATTENDANCE
Attendance is required. The final grade will be lowered 2 points with each absence after
the third.
The final course grade will be determined as follows:
1. Examinations (3) 25% each
2. Event response analysis 25%
Students are reminded of the university's strict prohibition against cheating and plagiarism. Punishment for same may include expulsion from the university and a grade of F.
The College of Arts and Humanities requires that students meet with an Academic Advisor as soon as they are ready to declare a major. The Academic Advisor will set up a degree plan, which must be signed by the student, a faculty mentor, and the department chair. The college's Academic Advising Center is located at Driftwood 203E, and can be reached at 825-3466.