92 Corrections Degree Programs

Study in Alberta’s only four-year Bachelor of Arts — Criminal Justice program and expand your understanding of law enforcement, community outreach and victim services.

This course is intended to provide correctional staff with an overview of the roles and responsibilities of a probation officer. Fundamental philosophies and policies of the BC Corrections Branch, in relation to the duties and responsibilities of a probation officer will also be looked at while working as agents of change. The learner will acquire the basic skills to perform core duties, including an initial intake on both bail and sentenced clients. The learner will also understand the administration of court orders including submitting breaches and applying for court order variations. Focus will be placed on learning the operational requirements needed to complete the most basic duties of a probation officer.

A criminal justice career is exciting and rewarding. Whether investigating and preventing street crime, cybersecurity breaches or international terrorism, criminal justice graduates uphold the law and keep people safe.

A master’s in criminal justice from Saint Joseph’s University will help you advance a career in the fields of law enforcement, intelligence, behaviour management and more. This program can be taken online or on campus.

The Bachelor of Applied Arts in Justice Studies takes your career in the justice system full circle. The first two years of this four-year degree program are completed by taking either the Correctional Studies, Criminal Justice – Policing, or Child and Youth Care diploma or through an accepted transfer program.

The Criminal Justice major is part of the Department of Communication Studies, Criminal Justice, and Psychology.

A master’s degree in criminal justice can help a law enforcement officer get promoted, sharpen critical skills for someone in a criminal justice-related field, or serve as an entry point for a competitive job, such as a position at a federal agency.

Follow your passion, and explore the world through a social scientific lens. Do you want to become a federal law enforcement officer? A correctional officer? A lawyer? A rehabilitation specialist? As a criminal justice major, you will gain experience by working alongside professionals in the field.

The Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice program is designed to complement the existing skills of an individual to include general knowledge, human relations, and development skills, communication skills, principles of justice, and the application of organizational and leadership principles required to successfully work in today’s organizations providing public safety and law enforcement services.

Are you an analytical thinker? Do you take a scientific approach when observing individual and group behaviour? Do you ask why our criminal justice system operates the way it does? If you take the bigger picture into account, from the policymakers to those who uphold the law, then you'll know what it's like to study Criminal Justice at SJC Long Island.

Are you an analytical thinker? Do you take a scientific approach when observing individual and group behaviour? Do you ask why our criminal justice system operates the way it does? If you take the bigger picture into account, from the policymakers to those who uphold the law, then you'll know what it's like to study Criminal Justice at SJC Brooklyn.

Do you dream of protecting and serving the family and community you love? Have you always aspired to a career in the legal system? Do you want to become an important part of the community? With an Associate in Occupational Studies degree in the field of Criminal Justice, you’ll be ready for the career you’ve always wanted.

The Criminal Justice Technology curriculum is designed to provide knowledge of criminal justice systems and operations.

This course builds on the learning material from Assessment & Planning while still introducing new material for Probation Officer 14's. Areas to be covered include Conditional Sentence Order {CSO) management, introduction to Substance Use Resources and Education (SU RE), and Interventions Tool Kit {ITK).

This course is intended to build on the basic skills of a probation officer covered in Fundamentals. In this part of the training, the learner will be introduced to relationship violence (K-file) and sexual offences (SO). The learner will use the supervision framework introduced in Fundamentals, and will incorporate additional necessary steps for supervision of these types of files. The learner will also be introduced to effective case management for women in the criminal justice system, community risk-needs assessment tool (CRNA), spousal assault risk assessment (SARA), community work service, alternative measures, and electronic supervision