SOC 058 - Introduction to Corrections
- Recent Professors
- Roy Brasil, Gurpreet Gill
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
- Class Size
- 30–45 students
- Credits
- 3
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of SOC 058
- Transfers To
- CSU
- Description
- This course provides a history of and critical analysis of punishment, the various types of punishment, alternatives to punishment, and the impact of punishment on the Criminal Justice System, corrections, a critical examination of the types of correctional institutions and the clients housed in each institution, and an examination of contemporary correctional issues.
- Usually Held
- Tue Thu 10:55am–12:20pm, Thu 1:00pm–4:10pm, Tue Thu 10:45am–12:10pm, Wed Sat 8:00am–11:10am