LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY, IBADAN.

Faculty of Management and Social Sciences

Department of Behavioural Sciences
Criminology and Security studies Unit
COURSE PARTICULARS
Course Code: CSS 203
Course Title: Introduction to Counselling and Corrections
No. of Units: 2
Status: Compulsory
Semester: First
Session: 2024/2025
LECTURER DETAILS
Name: Mr. Oladayo Ayoola
Qualifications: B.Sc., M.Sc. PhD (In view)
Phone: 09033030641
Email: [email protected]
Area of Specialization: Criminology and Penology
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Introduction to the field of counselling and corrections and an evaluation of the philosophies and
practices relevant to processing the convicted offender within and outside prisons through the
several methods developed to change the offender from a law-breaker to a law-abiding person
and to rehabilitate and integrate him/her into the society. Lectures shall be discussion-based, and
emphasis shall be placed on the use of both relevant indigenous and international examples to
enhance the robustness of the discourse.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course is designed for students to understand what counselling and correction is about and
understand issues on prison labor. It will expose students to the trend and historical development
of prisons in Nigeria and also to identify the problems of Nigeria prisons service with
recommendation for improvement.
ASSESSMENT
Class Attendance 5 marks
Test and Term paper 35 marks

Final Examination 60 marks

 LECTURE PLAN

Week Topics
s
1 Introduction and Development of Correctional Centers in Nigeria

2 Evaluation of the Philosophies and Functions of Imprisonment

3 Correctional Programs in the Nigeria Prisons

4 Profiling and Processing of a Convicted Offender

5 Social Class System in the Correctional Centers

6 A visit to the Correctional Centers

7 Counselling and motivational interviewing

8 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

9 Substance abuse programming

10 Treatment for Sex Offender

11 Educational and vocational programs

12 Revision

READING LIST
The Use and Impact of Correctional Programming for Inmates on Pre- and Post-Release
Outcomes, by Grant Duwe, U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs
National Institute of Justice. 2017.
Bohn, R. N. and Haley, K. N (2002), Introduction to Criminal Justice, 3rd ed. Published Glencoe
McGraw-Hill. New York.
Nkwocha, D. I. (2009). Criminal Justice Administration and Penology: An Introduction. Owerri:
Divine Mercy Publishers
 LEAD CITY UNIVERSIT Y, IBADAN.
Faculty of Environment, Management and Social Science
Department of Criminology and Security studies

TUTORIAL QUESTIONS

1. What do you consider as the philosophy behind punishment?

2. Discuss both the utilitarian rationale and retributive rationale to punishment
3. Identify the hierarchical order of inmates within the prison system
4. How does the hierarchy detect events within inmates
5. Discuss the social class system within the correctional centers
6. Identify the class system within the prison system
7. Write short notes of Reformation, Rehabilitation and incapacitation
8. What is the purpose of counselling in the correctional facility?
9. Discuss drug peddling within the prison
10. Identify and explain the stages involved in processing a criminal?
11. Identify the five types of criminal punishment
12. Write short notes on any five of the following; (i) Convict prison, (ii) Divisional prison,
(iii) Lock-ups, (iv) Prison camps, (v) Provincial prison
13. Identify and explain any three correctional program available for inmates
14. What are the psychoanalytical methods of treating sex offenders
15. What is Cognitive Behavioral therapy? Examine the various types we have
 LEAD CITY UNIVERSIT Y, IBADAN.
Faculty of Environment, Management and Social Science
Department of Criminology and Security studies

MARKING GUIDE

1. Examine the philosophy behind punishment? [15 marks]

Definition of Punishments- 5marks
Functions and aim of punishments- 5marks
Philosophical reasoning behind punishments- 5marks
2. Discuss both the utilitarian rationale and retributive rationale to punishment
[15 marks]
Definition of Punishments- 5marks
Marked similarities between utilitarian and retributive punishments- 5marks
Marked differences between utilitarian and retributive punishments- 5marks
3. Identify the hierarchical order of inmates within the prison system [15 marks]
Explanations of murderers- 5marks
Drug peddling and commercialization- 5marks
Child abuse and Rape- 5marks
4. Discuss the social class system within the correctional centers [15 marks]
Definition of Punishments by corrections- 5marks
Explanations of social class system and examples- 10marks
5. Identify the class system within the prison system [15 marks]
Conceptualization of Prison system stating its functions- 5marks
Provision of essay om the class system in the prison- 10marks
6. Write short notes of Reformation, Rehabilitation and incapacitation [15 marks]
Conceptual definition and philosophy of Reformations- 5marks
Conceptual definition and philosophy of Rehabilitation- 5marks
Conceptual definition and philosophy of Incapacitation- 5marks
7. What is the purpose of counselling in the correctional facility? [15 marks]
Definition of Correctional facility- 5marks
Purpose, aim and goal of inmate counselling- 10marks
8. Discuss drug peddling as a crime within the prison [15 marks]
Conceptual background of the prisons- 5marks
Definition of Drug peddling-5marks
Provision of essay on the cascading effects of drug peddling in corrections- 5marks
9. Identify and explain the stages involved in processing a criminal?
[15 marks]
Sentence warrant and Identifications- 5marks
Degradation process and psychoanalysis- 5marks
Medical exam and indoctrination- 5marks
10. Identify the five types of criminal punishment [15 marks]
Identification of each criminal type attracts 3marks each
11. Write short notes on any five of the following; (i) Convict prison, (ii) Divisional
prison,
(iii) Lock-ups, (iv) Prison camps, (v) Provincial prison [15 marks]
Notes on each of the concept attracts 3marks with clear explanations on location, capacity
and leadership.
12. Identify and explain any 3 correctional program available for inmates [15 marks]
Identification of types of inmates- 3marks
Explanation on correctional programs on each attracts 4marks each.
13. What are the psychoanalytical methods of treating sex offenders [15 marks]
Definition of Psychoanalysis- 3marks
Categories of sex offenders- 4marks
Levels and steps of analysis- 8marks
14. Examine critically the doctrine of capital punishments, stating its pros and cons
[15 marks]
Definition and conceptual background- 5marks
Advantages of capital Punishment-5marks
Disadvantages of capital punishment-5marks
15. Examine the various types of Cognitive Behavioral therapy [15 marks]
Conceptualization of Cognitive Behavioral therapy- 10marks
Levels and steps with explanation of CBT- 5marks