Recent SemestersFall 2026, Summer 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023Class Size40–46 studentsCredits3 Transfers ToCSUDescriptionThis course is an overview of the historical aspects of punishment and the development of contemporary correctional philosophy in the United States. The course will focus on the legal issues, general laws and general operations in correctional institutions. The relationship between correctional and other components of the criminal justice system will also be examined. The ideals of correctional philosophy are compared with the contemporary problems in corrections. 