# CJ480 Community Corrections

**Canonical URL:** https://www.ecpi.edu/course/cj480

**Last Updated:** 2026-08-25T17:30:33+00:00

**College:** College of Business and Criminal Justice

**Department:** Criminal Justice

**Credit Hours:** 3.00

**Prerequisites:** All of: CJ135

**Corequisites:** None

**Course Description:**

This course will introduce students to probation, parole, and associated community-based practices. Students will explore the origins, practices, and outcomes of these alternatives to incarceration. Students will explore the requirements to become a probation officer and the stressors related to the job.

## Programs offering this course

- [Criminal Justice (BS) | Crime and Intelligence Analysis Concentration](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/crime-and-intelligence-analysis-bachelor)
- [Criminal Justice (BS) | Criminal Justice Concentration](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/criminal-justice-degree)
- [Criminal Justice (BS) | Digital Forensics Concentration](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/digital-forensics-bachelor-degree)
- [Criminal Justice (BS) | Homeland Security Concentration](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs/homeland-security-bachelor-degree)

Learn more about the [programs available at ECPI University](https://www.ecpi.edu/programs).