Externship in CCJ

Catalog description

The course is designed to allow students an opportunity to immerse themselves in local communities and organizations, particularly those working with disadvantaged communities in order to understand the human side of living in risk – especially since high-risk conditions (e.g., poverty, residential instability, racial segregation, etc.) are associated with higher rates of officially reported criminal offending. Students are challenged to examine the consequences of environmental stressors on populations and what that might mean to and for justice systems. The course combines the academic experience with Ignatian principles of experience and reflection, in order to gain self-awareness critical to criminal justice practice.