CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD OBSERVATION

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Criminal Justice certificate and LEGAL ST/SOC 131 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Natural Science & Wellness + Lab Level - Advanced L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Workplace - Workplace Experience Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the role that mental health or substance abuse can play in one’s contact with the criminal legal system. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Assess how an individual’s race and socio-economic class can impact the likelihood of contact with the American criminal legal system, as well as how it impacts their experience. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate how consideration of a client’s/ individual’s cultural heritage and practices can improve one’s effectiveness in providing services. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the potential effects of trauma exposure on a practitioner or service provider and compare self-care strategies to deal with this. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Conduct client interviews based on knowledge of the steps needed to prepare for interviews and document the information gathered. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the breadth of stakeholders to the work being conducted by community agencies. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explain the role that mental health or substance abuse can play in one’s contact with the criminal legal system. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Assess how an individual’s race and socio-economic class can impact the likelihood of contact with the American criminal legal system, as well as how it impacts their experience. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate how consideration of a client’s/ individual’s cultural heritage and practices can improve one’s effectiveness in providing services. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Analyze the potential effects of trauma exposure on a practitioner or service provider and compare self-care strategies to deal with this. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Conduct client interviews based on knowledge of the steps needed to prepare for interviews and document the information gathered. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Describe the breadth of stakeholders to the work being conducted by community agencies. Audience: Undergraduate