Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention Diploma of College Studies
ObjectivesJohn Abbott College is the only English College in Quebec to offer a program in Youth and Adult Correctional Intervention. Courses in this three-year program provide students with a solid foundation in applied social sciences, criminology, penal law and psychology. Students are encouraged to participate in community programs connected with correctional studies to allow them to exercise and develop human relation skills. Graduates will be prepared to act as authority figures and role models. As part of a team, they will also develop professional skills enabling them to work in a helping relationship to facilitate social reintegration.
Practical experienceThere are fieldwork aspects to this program.
Academic titleYouth and Adult Correctional Intervention Diploma of College Studies
Course description1st Semester
310-100 Analysis of the Profession
310-101 Judicial System
310-104 Intro to Criminology
310-105 Observation Methods
603-101 English
345-103 Humanities
109-___ Physical Education
___-___ Complementary
2nd Semester
310-200 Communication Techniques
310-201 Adult Criminology
310-202 Juvenile Criminology
310-205 Penal Law
350-206 Adolescence to Maturity
603-___ English
345-102 Humanities
109-___ Physical Education
3rd Semester
310-300 Correctional Services
310-301 Juvenile Institutions
310-302 Clinical Criminology I
310-303 Psychopathology & Deviance
310-304 Prevention
310-305 Fieldwork I
603-___ English
602-___ French
4th Semester
310-400 Criminal Criminology II
387-401 Ethnic & Social Diversity
310-402 Community Resources
310-403 Crisis Intervention
310-404 Fieldwork II
603-DB English
602-DB French
109-105 Physical Education
5th Semester
310-501 Drugs
310-502 CPR & First Responder
310-503 Self-Defense
310-506 Group Techniques
310-507 Integrating Legal
Intervention
310-508 Fieldwork III
___-__ Complementary
345-DB Humanities
6th Semester
310-600 Fieldwork IV
310-602 Integration Seminar
All students must pass the Ministerial Examination of College English and a Comprehensive Assessment in Correctional Intervention Technology.