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Juvenile Corrections CC
Education, Human Services and Criminal Justice Department | 3 CC - Certificate of Completion | 1 year
Earn your Juvenile Corrections certificate at Clackamas Community College and develop the skills needed to work in juvenile facilities or community corrections.
Get ready for an entry-level position in juvenile corrections with a Juvenile Corrections certificate from Clackamas Community College. With cooperative work experience and hands-on training in a correctional agency, this one-year program will grant you the skills and knowledge needed to begin your career now.
Juvenile Corrections CC
You will develop some exciting new skills in this program. Among these new skills, you should be able to:
- Explain the function of juvenile corrections in the U.S.
- Analyze real-world issues in juvenile corrections
- Communicate effectively
Careers
Career opportunities are within secure facilities or in the community and may include:
- youth correctional counselor
- juvenile detention officer
- group life coordinator
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PROGRAM CODE: CC.CORRECTIONSJUV
RELATED INSTRUCTION OUTCOMES
Computation (1 course- MTH-098 College Math Foundations)
- Use appropriate mathematics to solve problems.
Communication (1 course- WR-121Z Composition I)
- Read actively, think critically, and write purposefully and capably for professional audiences.
Human Relations (1 course- HS-156 Conducting Human Service Interviews)
- Engage in ethical communication processes that accomplish goals.
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this program, students should be able to:
- explain the function of juvenile corrections in the United States in terms of historical roots, structure and contemporary issues;
- determine causes of juvenile delinquency, and identify system responses based upon the various theories of causation;
- identify conditions that are specific to working with juvenile offenders in an institutional or community setting, and develop strategies for coping with those conditions;
- analyze contemporary issues in the juvenile corrections system in the United States and outline possible responses to those issues;
- communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
Juvenile Corrections Core Requirements
Complete 3 credits of CJA-280
- CJA-280
- Criminal Justice/Corrections/CWE
- 3
Complete the following Core Requirements
- CJA-130
- Introduction to Corrections
- 3
- CJA-201
- Juvenile Delinquency
- 4
- CJA-203
- Crisis Intervention
- 3
- CJA-232
- Case Management
- 3
- CJA-252
- Introduction to Restorative Justice
- 3
- CWE-281
- Cooperative Work Experience Seminar
- 0
- HD-161
- Multicultural Awareness
- 3
- HDF-260
- Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect
- 3
- HE-163
- Body & Drugs I: Introduction to Abuse & Addiction
- 3
- HS-210
- Motivational Interviewing
- 3
- LIB-101
- Introduction to Library Research
- 1
- PSY-215
- Introduction to Developmental Psychology
- 4
Computation Related Instruction
Complete MTH-098
- MTH-098
- College Math Foundations
- 4
Communication Related Instruction
Complete WR-121Z
- WR-121Z
- Composition I
- 4
Human Relations Related Instruction
Complete HS-156
- HS-156
- Conducting Human Service Interviews
- 3
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