For careers in corrections and criminal justice, online degree programs at EKU are particularly rewarding. Eastern Kentucky University has prepared students in these fields for more than 50 years, and the EKU College of Justice and Safety is considered a national leader.Read More

The EKU Online degree programs in Corrections and Juvenile Justice were well represented at the first-ever eCAPS Awards held by the EKU Office of eCampus Learning on December 10, 2015. The awards were created to recognize achievements in student services, instruction and course design. Outstanding students were also honored at the event. Lucy “Lou” Martin was recognized...Read More

The Kentucky Department of Corrections looks to EKU to find qualified employees. Posters placed in the EKU College of Justice and Safety highlight the variety of careers available for those with criminal justice and corrections backgrounds in Kentucky and around the country.Read More

CriminalJustice.com has ranked Eastern Kentucky University seventh among online bachelor’s degree programs.Read More

Restorative justice is an appropriate approach when dealing with juvenile delinquency and misbehavior. The goal of restorative justice is to repair the harm or damage done to the victim and community while changing the offender's behavior. This can be achieved through victim offender mediation, family group counseling, neighborhood reparative boards and sentencing peacemaker circles.Read More

Rehabilitation formed the basis of correctional practice until the early 1970s when it was derailed with the release of a report by Robert Martinson. After an exhaustive review of correctional programs, Martinson concluded that the rehabilitative efforts had no appreciable effect on recidivism.Read More

Correctional history in the United States is riddled with peculiar ideas about how to change behavior. In the colonial days, pillories were used to confine the heads of beggars and drunkards so that they were unable to avoid public gaze. Thieves were forever branded with the letter “T” and scolds were swung out over the...Read More

In this two-part series, EKU Online coordinator and associate professor Dr. Betsy Matthews explored the affect that fees have on those on parole.Read More

In my last couple of years as a probation officer, we instituted a supervision fee in our county.  So, on top of collecting restitution, fines, and court fees, I was now tasked with collecting supervision fees.  I remember being told to present the fees to clients as “payment for the privilege of being on community...Read More

A recent headline in a daily newsletter from The Crime Report (www.thecrimereport.org), a non-partisan multimedia and networking resource on crime and justice issues, caught my attention. The headline read “How Plea Bargains are Making Jury Trials Obsolete.”  In the article, Matthew Mangino reported that “ninety-seven percent of federal criminal prosecutions are resolved by plea bargain,”...Read More