Bachelor of Community and Criminal Justice (Honours)

Description: In this course, students are engaged in small group experiences to learn and practice counselling and facilitated meaning making skills. Students will learn about the theories and skills associated with client engagement, assessment, exploration of deeper issues, goal setting and initial contracting. Some emphasis will be placed on monitoring client progress and termination. A highly interactive course, student participation is essential in order to effectively practice these skills in a structured and safe environment. The skills developed in this course are transferable to counselling, consulting, research and community collaboration activities. Students will build on insights developed in Personal-Professional Orientations to Practice, to continue to develop self-understanding and awareness of their impacts on the people they serve. Students will continue the development of a reflective learning portfolio.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites:
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: This course covers the central components of the Canadian Criminal Justice System including the major criminal justice agencies and the way the agencies operate to identify, apprehend, process and control offenders. The integration of the Canadian Criminal Justice System is examined in light of contemporary social, political and economic issues. Changes to legislation, innovations in technology and changes in the types of crimes being committed and their impact are considered.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: In this course, students will explore how legislation impacts social interactions and social order in the context of application and advocacy. This course also enables the student to analyze the rights and obligations of citizens involving areas of civil law. This course will provide the student with a basic understanding of the development of labour unions in Canada in the Community Safety environment. Students will be introduced to the practical skills needed to manage effectively in unionized workplaces. Through primary research, and scenario based learning the student will have an opportunity to discuss organized labour from the viewpoints of both labour and management in the Community Safety Field.

• Hours: 28
• Credits: 2
• Pre-Requisites: LAW71400
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description:

Developmental psychology is the study of the process of change and continuity throughout the life of individuals. The course will follow the progression of these changes and continuities from conception through infancy, childhood, adolescence and early adulthood. The course will examine the theoretical, research and applied knowledge that has been gained in this discipline. Essential in this course will be an exploration of the contributing factors to both normal and abnormal developmental outcomes, such as deviance, mental health difficulties and health and wellness.

• Hours: 28
• Credits: 2
• Pre-Requisites: PSYC71240
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: This is both a community based placement and a weekly seminary class focusing on the development and integration of professional practice skills through active learning, community involvement, and exploration. The placement will involve opportunities for supervised community involvement for mutual gain of both the student and the host organization. The seminar will support and extend the placement through an emphasis on: self-awareness; organizational acuity and organizational behaviour; the application of knowledge and skills; and professional meaning making. The course will also provide an opportunity for students to reflect on their placements in the context of: organizational structures, roles and accountabilities; service delivery models; and individual services and service systems. Students will continue the development of a reflective learning portfolio.

• Hours: 84
• Credits: 4
• Pre-Requisites:
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: This course focuses on developing awareness and skills for the student to safely manage and conduct him or herself within a variety of employment settings. Through the units of the course, participants will have the opportunity to enhance their understanding and knowledge of general Health and Safety guidelines, including WHMIS, Fire Safety and Workplace Violence. The unit on Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act will instruct the student on the requirements for Accessible Customer Service and Integrated Accessibility Standard Regulations. General information on Safe Driving, Privacy of Information and Hand Washing will be addressed as well. The course also provides participants with critical information regarding their insurance coverage (WSIB or other) while employed. As well as guidelines to follow in the event of an injury. Participants will receive a printable Record of Completion upon successful conclusion of this course, in order to demonstrate awareness of safe working practices to their employers.

• Hours: 14
• Credits: 1
• Pre-Requisites:
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Description: Students will examine human cognitive and social processes and how individuals deal with real-life situations including problem solving and decision making. Topics covered include perception, memory, attention, attributions, social networks and social support, social identity, errors and biases, heuristics, stereotypes, prejudice, radicalization and terrorism, stigma and racism.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: PSYC72105
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: This course will focus on the nature and extent of traumatic experiences among populations involved in community justice and criminal justice. Theories of trauma and their application in treatment and support environments will be explored, along with concepts and research related to resilience, social inclusion, hope, and recovery. The criminal justice system will be analyzed for how it responds to trauma. Students will examine community-based and professional models of trauma recovery, with a special focus on arts-based and peer support programs. Vicarious trauma will be studied and students will have opportunity to reflect upon how to maintain health while working in the field of trauma.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites:
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: This course will present an overview of social scientific methods. The course will address the major components of the research process, including development of theoretically informed hypotheses, implementation of theoretical concepts, development of data collection instruments, testing of hypotheses through data analysis, and the presentation of research results. The student will develop the skills necessary to read and critically analyze social science research and discuss the ethics of social research.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites:
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $72.20

Description: In this course, students will critically assess social inequality and the distinctive positions of certain groups in relation to community and criminal justice. Topics will include aging populations, LGBTQ, women, poverty, race and ethnicity, colonial experiences, different abilities and religion. Through analysis of diversity and by engaging in self-reflection, students will examine the definitions of diversity and the enablers and barriers to social inclusion. This course orients learners to diversity from the perspective of anti-oppression frameworks. The course examines the social construction of social problems from a lens that highlights oppression and dominance. Issues around social justice and diversity are positioned to inform the learner about the personal, cultural, and institutional forms of oppression that maintain privilege for some and oppression for others.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: LAW71115
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description: The co-op work term will provide students with college-approved work experience within a community and criminal justice environment. Students will be provided an opportunity to build skills (physical and procedural skills including accuracy, precision, and efficiency); assist in the acquisition of knowledge in and application of knowledge gained in the academic setting (concepts and terminology in a discipline or field of study); develop critical, creative, and dialogical thinking (improved thinking and reasoning processes); cultivate problem solving and decision-making abilities (mental strategies for finding solutions and making choices); explore attitudes, feelings, and perspectives (awareness of attitudes, biases, and other perspectives, ability to collaborate); practice professional judgment (sound judgment and appropriate professional action in complex, context-dependent situations); and reflect on experience (self- discovery and personal growth from real-world experience).

• Hours: 420
• Credits: 14
• Pre-Requisites: CDEV71050 OR CEPR71050
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: Not available at this time.

Description:

The student will explore the various mechanisms of alternative dispute resolution and the rationale for each. The student, through practical exercises, will develop the skills necessary to advise a client about Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and to take a matter through a form of ADR. The student will understand the role of a mediator.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites:
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• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $106.70

Description: This course allows students to understand the role of various types of investigations in community and criminal justice, and approaches to communicating the findings of investigations. Through an exploration of investigative techniques within different operational contexts, students will develop technical papers and deliver oral briefs using common legal, enforcement, correctional and community formats. These formats include, but are not restricted to Crown Briefs, investigation reports, and oral briefings.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: LAW71100
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.

Description: This course provides information about mental health and addiction and approaches to responding at the individual and system levels. It will build on knowledge related to trauma and trauma-informed helping, and focus on the bases for concurrent disorders, and on approaches to their assessment. The course will also review and distinguish among various approaches to treatment versus support focused services (e.g. case management, support coordination and peer support initiatives). The role of community-based solutions and responses such as housing stability and crisis response will also be covered.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: PSYC72105 AND SOC73040
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $24.00

Description: This course provides students with the opportunity to explore and integrate psychological theories and research on the nature and treatment of a variety of psychological issues relevant to community and criminal justice. Special topics may include: risk assessments, sentencing recommendations and parole conditions; eating disorders; post-traumatic stress, suicidal ideation and self-harm; attachment disorders, neuro-developmental disorders and prosocial/antisocial behaviour; the causes and impacts of domestic violence and elder abuse.

• Hours: 42
• Credits: 3
• Pre-Requisites: PSYC73020
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: $90.60

Description: As a continuation of Capstone 1, in this course students will demonstrate their ability to integrate the knowledge and skills learned throughout their course of studies including their co-op placement. It will entail the development, submission and presentation of a major project. In this project students will demonstrate their understanding of how to work across justice, health, education and social service systems to address the needs of individuals, groups or communities at risk for encountering or being further involved in the Canadian Criminal Justice system. Students will complete the development of a reflective learning portfolio.

• Hours: 105
• Credits: 4
• Pre-Requisites: RSCH74230
• CoRequisites:
• Estimated required text and/or learning resource costs: No cost.