Skills & Knowledge You'll Develop
Our Bachelor of Applied Arts in Justice Studies will help you become the professional you’ve always wanted to be, bringing light to society’s troubled corners.
Upon successful completion of the program, you will possess knowledge of:
- human relations
- criminology
- psychology
- correctional law
- casework methods
- diversity
- interviewing
- offender classification
- crisis intervention
- community justice
- ethics
- behavioural management
- victimology
- management
- leadership.
You will be able to:
- make recommendations regarding the initial placement of an offender in an appropriate federal penitentiary (for any offender who receives a sentence of two years or more, or a suspension of an original federal sentence)
- investigate offenders' past and present behaviours by interviewing other inmates, institutional authorities, police, family and friends of the offender
- plan programs for offenders during their imprisonment
- assess the suitability of penitentiary inmates for release under parole and statutory release, and submit recommendations to the National Parole Board
- develop liaisons and networks with other parole officers, social welfare and community agencies, staff in correctional institutions, psychiatric facilities and after care agencies
- supervise those who have been released on parole, day parole or statutory release
- offer guidance and direction to offenders in dealing with job related and personal problems
- evaluate, classify and assess offenders
- develop case plans and provide group and individual counselling
- orient newly admitted offenders
- prepare offenders for release into the community
- assist in policy development
- write reports and perform administrative tasks.
