COR 101 - Sheriff’s Corrections Academy I

Description
This course focuses on security issues and procedures within a county jail or detention center. It is designed to create familiarity with the normal sequence of events during the booking and intake process. The course also addresses and deals with identifying characteristics of human behavior, specifically antisocial, manipulative, and mental health disorders often exhibited by inmates.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Criminal Justice
Discipline: COR

Last Revision Date Effective: 2017-03-13 15:44:56
Course Review & Revision Year: 2025-2026

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA

Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of procedures and security issues in a local jail.

2. Understand the normal sequence of events during the booking and intake process in a jail.

3. Understand and identify characteristics of human behavior of inmate population.

4. Understand and identify signs of inmate suicidal behavior.

5. Understand the role of the correctional staff and facility in preventing inmate suicide.

6. Develop a plan to implement a solution to a problem or issue.

7. Make connections between academic learning at GRCC and the knowledge and skills necessary for careers of interest.

Approved for Online Delivery?: No

Course Outline:
I. Custody and Security (24 hours)

This module will focus on security issues and procedures within a jail. Training includes weapons and key control, inmate counts and security checks, inmate movement, contraband recognition and control and searches. Security issues relative to trustee and day-parole inmates are also covered, as well as transportation of prisoners, courtroom security, hospital security, and hostage situations.

A. Security and Procedures

Weapons and Key Control
Inmate Counts and Security Checks
Inmate Movement
Contraband Recognition
Searches
Transportation of Inmates
Courtroom Security
Hospital Security
Hostage Situations

II. Booking and Intake (8 hours)

This module is designed to create familiarity with the normal sequence of events during the booking and intake process in a jail. The module will include learning the proper procedures for booking inmates, as well as understanding legal responsibilities and potential liability of actions during the booking and intake process.

Normal sequence of events during booking and intake process

Proper Procedures for Booking Inmates
Legal Responsibilities
Liability of Actions

III. Prisoner Mental Health and Suicide Awareness (12 hours)

This module addresses characteristics of human behavior with specific emphasis on antisocial, manipulative and mental disorders often exhibited by inmates. The module also explores methods of recognizing and effectively dealing with behavioral issues and mental illness symptoms.

A. Mental Illness

Assessing
Appearance and Behavior
Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders

B. Substance Abuse

Jail Diversion
Withdrawals
Associated Behavior

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 75-90%

Videos: 0-5%

Demonstrations: 5-25%

Mandatory Course Components:
None

Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: Department Consent Required

Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: Master of Arts degree in Criminal Justice or related field is preferred. Instructors must be approved by the Michigan Sheriff’s Coordinating and Training Council (MSCTC) and are either currently working in or have worked in a jail setting within the last 2 years, in accordance with the MSCTC standards. Additionally, a minimum of 2 years of related work experience (4,000 hours) is required to satisfy Perkin’s Vocational Act requirements.

General Room Request: None

Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
First Term Valid: Winter 2017 (1/1/2017)
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
Sheriff’s Corrections Academy Certificate
1st Catalog Year: 2016-2017
People Soft Course ID Number: 104780
Course CIP Code: 43.9999