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Higher Education
The purposes of higher education include instruction, public
service, and research. Corrections can and does benefit from
academic endeavors in each of these areas.
Policy Statement:
The field of corrections in cooperation with higher education
should contribute to the improvement of the professional
practice of corrections. Academic programs concerned with
criminal justice and corrections should:
A. Provide a pool of qualified candidates for correctional
service, and assist in the delineation of dimensions of work
responsibilities that may emerge as a result of changing
social, economic, political, and technological trends;
B. Promote understanding, both for correctional
practitioners and for the public at large, of the complex
social, ethical, political and economic factors that
influence all areas of corrections;
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C. Challenge assumptions about crime and correction, and
stimulate change when change is needed;
D. Promote and support high standards in research, planning, and
evaluation in all areas of corrections;
E. Engage in public service related to corrections, including
informational programs, training such as internships and practicums
to enhance the relationship between the academic community and
correctional practitioners;
F. Support, through program and faculty development, the evolution
of corrections as a distinct professional discipline; and
G. Implement programs in corrections at the associate degree level
that can serve as a minimum requirement for full Professional status
as a correctional officer, and as a minimum requirement in
certification.
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