• How does probation impact the jail and prison systems of a jurisdiction?

• Discuss the means by which probation agencies might be organized.

• Why is the presentence investigation report so important?

• Identify and discuss the qualifications and characteristics of most probation officers.

• How does critical criminology dovetail with probation supervision?

• What is a panopticon, and how is this design used today?

• What is the supermax or Marion Model of prison facility construction?

• What are the various components of perimeter security of a correctional facility?

• What are the four broad goals of classification?

• What are four reasons for inmates being placed in protective custody in a prison facility?