Human Service Skills in the Justice Field

Course Description:

JUST 300: Focuses on theory, key legal regulations and practices of professional ethical conduct with respect to clients, colleagues, and supervisors, and professional ethical codes and their limitations. Students are taught communication, leadership, basic negotiating, mediating, interviewing and presentation skills. Students identify and address inter-group conflict and on-the-job life skills, such as avoiding burnout and undue stress. Includes theoretical instruction and practical exercises based on scenarios in the justice field. (3 credits)