The Graduate Certificate in Correctional Rehabilitation provides a better understanding of correctional rehabilitation, and more specifically the use of evidence based programs and practices designed to reduce recidivism. Students are given the opportunity to apply important skills in working with corrections populations. Upon completion of the certificate, students will be well-versed in many principles and practices used in correctional settings that provide rehabilitative services to offenders. These include probation and parole, prisons, jails, community based correctional facilities, halfway houses and group homes, day reporting centers, reentry programs and other correctional settings.
The Certificate in Correctional Rehabilitation is a specialization within the UC School of Criminal Justice that provides a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the risk, need and responsivity model of offender treatment. Students obtaining a certificate in correctional rehabilitation can take a variety of courses focused on important aspects of the juvenile and adult correctional systems. The two required courses will provide students with a foundation and framework for understanding the correctional system as well as a background in evidence-based interventions for these populations.
Student Learning Outcomes for this program:
- Students will describe the nature of the rehabilitative ideal and how it shaped American corrections.
- Students will analyze the research evidence on competing theories of corrections and individual treatment of offenders.
- Students will apply methods for studying and evaluating alternatives to incarceration.
- Students will analyze components of effective correctional treatments, policies, and strategies.
- Students will apply various approaches to correctional assessment and effective intervention.
- Students will analyze the impact of correctional policy and treatment on various sub-populations, including racial and ethnic minority groups and offenders with substance use disorders and mental health needs