
Meet the Instructor

Mr. Gary D. Bingham

Welcome to:
ADJU 14
Introduction to Corrections
Instructor: Mr. Bingham
Email: gbingham@bcconline.com
A Fully Accredited Course Offered By Barstow College
Meet the Instructor
Mr. Gary D. Bingham
I’m Gary D. Bingham, and I am your instructor for Introduction to Corrections ADJU 14 Online. I have taught over 80 college classes. I’ve taught corrections classes as adjunct faculty for Bakersfield College for eleven years. I am also adjunct faculty at Chapman University. I have a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Cal. State University Bakersfield, CA. and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice (Corrections Emphasis) from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. I retired from the California Department of Corrections in June of 2000 after 27 years. I worked at the following institutions: San Quentin, Correctional Training Facility (Soledad) and the California Correctional Institution (Tehachapi). Held the following positions: Associate Warden; Facility Captain; Program Administrator; Correctional Lieutenant; Correctional Program Supervisor III; Correctional Counselor III, II, I; Special Emergency Response Team Commander; In Service Training Lieutenant; Textiles Superintendent; Correctional Officer. I worked as an intake officer for a juvenile court in Omaha, Nebraska. I also spent 31 ½ years in the U.S. Army Reserve retiring as a Colonel. My branches are infantry, military intelligence, and military police. Key assignments included: Battalion Commander, Command Duty Officer (CINCPAC), and Company Commander. I spent two years on active duty in Vietnam (one year in the infantry, one year working in Intelligence) (awarded the Purple Heart and the combat infantry men’s badge). I was inducted into the U.S. Army Officer Candidate School Hall of Fame in March 2009. My wife and I reside in Apple Valley, CA. She is a retired Bank of America Branch Manager. Our son is a computer engineer in Silicon Valley.
http://westwood2.blogspot.com/: My Employment for 27 years in The Calif. Dept. of Corrections; 31 ½ years in the U.S. Army; Vietnam story, pictures; Prison story, picture
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/24135 : Library of Congress: my military history
http://www.barstow.edu/for/for_fac_staff.asp : Barstow College’s faculty picture, academic and professional background description (faculty listing, faculty by areas, Administration of Justice
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