Advancing Studies · Boston College
The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world. This is due largely to cultural principles about the role of the individual in society and the belief that people freely make the choices that they make. Yet few American prisoners are successfully rehabilitated; nearly two-thirds of current prisoners have been previously incarcerated for other crimes. This course examines historical correctional policies and practices to understand the current status of the correctional system and investigates emerging correctional paradigms designed to better prepare criminal
