CORR 235 - Conflict Resolution for the Correctional Officer

    Recent Professors
    dbalch@riohondo.edu, lcsmith@riohondo.edu
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Fall 2022
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    It is advised that students be able to engage in written composition at a college level and read college-level texts.
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of CORR 235
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course provides students with an understanding of the types of conflict situations that may be encountered while working in a correctional facility. The following topics may be discussed as they pertain to the correctional experience: anxiety, fear, frustration, hostility, aggression, motivation and manipulation roles, racial and cultural segregation, crowd and mob interaction, alcohol, drugs, sexual problems, character, neurotic and psychotic disorders, youthful offenders, stress of incarceration, and brain disorders.