SOC450H5 F – Inside-Out: Prisons and Punishment
Course Application (Fall 2015)
DEADLINE: MARCH 11TH. EMAIL COMPLETED APPLICATION TO PROF. PHIL GOODMAN
(p.goodman@utoronto.ca).
Note that a first round of interviews will be conducted with selected applications during the last two
weeks of March; a second round will be conducted by staff (at the jail in Brampton) in April.
1. Background and Contact Information
Name:
Year and # Credits:
Majors, Specialists:
Your email address:
If selected, are you willing to provide information that might be needed to secure background
clearance to enter the penal facility?
2. What are three things that are appealing to you about this course? To answer this question,
please have a look at the Canadian Walls to Bridges Website
(http://legacy.wlu.ca/homepage.php?grp_id=13428) and the website of the U.S. program
(http://www.insideoutcenter.org/)
One to three paragraphs is sufficient
3. What do you hope to gain by taking this course?
One or two paragraphs is sufficient
4. What other academic or extracurricular activities will you be involved in during the term and
how will it affect your participation?
One or two paragraphs is sufficient
5. Please provide the name of a professor whom we can contact for a recommendation.
Please do not ask for a letter of recommendation from this person. Simply ask them if it is
alright if you provide their name. Prof. Goodman will contact them directly.
6. Do you anticipate any reason(s) why it might be difficult for you to obtain clearance to a penal
institution?
7. What causes crime and who is responsible to fix this problem? What should be the central role
(or function) of punishment for those convicted of crimes?
One to three paragraphs is sufficient