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Senate Commi 

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Criminology 

Action taken by the Senate Committee on Under- 

graduate Studies at its meeting of Tuesday, 

May, 

1978

gives rise to the following motions: 

M1mTCP!

That the proposed new course CRIM 462-15 (Field 

Practice), as set forth in 

S.78-75,

be approved and recom- 

mended to the Board for approval. 

NOTE - This single semester block practicum, field practice 

course is proposed to replace the existing three 

part-time practicum courses (CRIM 360-6, 460-6 and 

465-6). If CRIM 462-15 is approved, CRIM 360-6 will 

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be discontinued effective 1 September, 

1978;

CRIM 

460-6 and CRIM 465-6 will be discontinued effective 

1 January, 

1980.

The decision to change the format 

of the practicum course has been taken largely in 

response to the institutions and agencies which 

accept students for placement. Members of SCUS were 

convinced that the block practicurn would, in fact, 

be a more viable alternative. 

Recent consideration of the Math practicum courses 

and of Co-operative Education has caused the Board 

of Governors to request an analysis of the principles 

underlying practicum courses and particularly the 

credit granted, the fees charged and the scale of 

supervision provided. An analysis prepared by D. Birch 

for the Board is attached to these papers. SCUS observed 

that the proposed Criminology Field Practice semester 

falls between the two types of practicum outlined in 

that memorandum, in that full credit is granted and 

full fees charged even though the scale of University 

supervision is quite modest. This requires that the 

supervising professional in the institution or agency 

in which the student is placed takes major responsi- 

bility for the assessment of performance. After some 

discussion of this issue it was decided to recommend 

approval on the grounds that the proposed field 

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practice course merely consolidates three existing 

courses and does not change the mode of operation insofar 

as placement and supervision are concerned. 

MOTION 2: 

That the proposed new course CRIM 369-4 (Professional 

Ethics andInterpersonal Skills in Criminal Justice), as set 

forth in S.78-75, be approved and recommended to the Board for 

approval. 

NOTE - SCUS was informed that, because ethical issues most 

often arise in dealing with people, this course repre- 

sented an attempt to examine those issues in the context 

of developing the concepts and skills required for 

communication, interaction and intervention. 

Successful completion of this course is a prerequisite 

for CRIM 462-15 (Field Practice) but does not guarantee 

admission to CRIM 462-15. 

scus approved waiver of the time lag requirement to 

permit first offering of CRIM 462 in the Spring semester 

79-1 and to permit first offering of CRIM 369 in the 

Fall semester 78-3. 

Finally, it was noted that field practice would no longer 

be 'mandatory for successful completion of a Major or 

Honours in Criminology but will rather provide students 

ith the option of obtaining experience related to their 

fields of study. 

DRB/tb 

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D. R. Birch 

t'XYLE: With approval of CRIN 369-4 and when it is first offered 

CRIM 469-3 will be discontinued. 

SiMON FRASER

UNIVERSITY0

79-26

MEMORANDUM

Wo ..

W. . Harry Evans, 

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From.

T.W. Calvert, Dean, Faculty of 

. ........ Registrar. .and. Secretary. of SQJS. . 

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Interdisciplinary Studies. 

Subject. 

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Date... 

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2nd May, 1978 

CRIM 462-15 and CRIM 369-4, Professional Ethics and Interpersonal Skills in 

Criminal Justice were approved today by the Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies 

Undergraduate Curriculum Coutnittee. Would you please place them on the agenda 

of SCIJS meeting for May 9. 

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We request a waiver of Senate rules in order that CRIM 462-15 may be offered 

in 79-1 and CRIM 369-4 may be offered in 78-3. 

JB/et 

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Thomas W. Calvert 

Enclosures 

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Registrar's Note: 

The basic changes proposed are as follows: 

(1)

Replace CRIM 469-3 by CRIM 369-4, to be a prerequisite to 

Field Practice as before 

(2)

Replace the Field Practice components 

CRIM 360-6 - Field Practice I 

CRIM 460-6 - Field Practice II 

CRIM 465-6 - Field Practice III 

by CRIM 462-15, a single block practicum 

(3)

Make Field Practice optional rather than compulsory 

(4)

Make editorial changes as appropriate. 

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SiMON FRASER UNIVERSITY ?

IUMORANDUM

To(

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below) ? 

.From 

E.A. Fattah, Chairman 

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Criminology Department 

Subject..

COURSE PROPOSALS: CRIM 46225 AND 

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May 2, 1978 

Enclosed please find modified course proposals for CR114 462 "Field 

Pctice" and CRIM 369 "Professional Ethics". As you will see from 

e attached material, the Department of Criminology is proposing 

aubstantial change to its field practice Component, based on the 

recommendations of the Department's Field Practice Planning and 

Coordination Committee. 

I would certainly appreciate it if the course proposals are brought 

before the Faculty Undergraduate Curriculum Committee at as early a 

date as possible. I would be more than willing to attend the meeting, 

and to answer any questions the members of the Committee might have 

regarding this proposal. 

I wish to thank you in advance for the attention you will give to this 

matter. 

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E.A. Fattah 

A TTS. 

DISTRIBUTION: 

Mr. T. Dthb., Acting University' Librarian 

Dr. E.W. Roberts, Chairperson, 

Faculty of Arts Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 

Dr. D. Ryeburn, Chairperson, 

Faculty of Science Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 

Dr. M. Wideen, Chairperson, 

Faculty of Education Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 

CC: Dr. T. Calvert, Dean, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies 

Dr. S. Verdun-Jones, Chairman, Departmental Undergraduate Curriculum 

Committee 

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5. Approval 

Date: May 

2, 1978 

CHANGE IN DESCRIPTION, CREbIT AND PREREQUISITE ONLY ? 

SENATE O1LTT1E ON UNDERCRADUATE SrUDIvS 

NEW COURSE PIOPOSAL, F011I

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1. Calendar Information 

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Department: 

CRIMINOLOGY

Abbreviation Code: 

CRIM ? 

Course Number: 

462 ? 

Credit Hours: 

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15

Vector:_________ 

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of Course: FIELD PRACTICE 

calendar DecrLptiofl of Course: Supervised criminological 

work practice in selected 

agencies or institutions'. Regular individual meetings 

with faculty sponsor and writt&'fl 

reports required. Also 

required are 

regular feedback seminar-type discussions, based 

on experience acquired and problems encountered 

in

the field. 

Nature of Course: Five 

days a week for 13 weeks, any semester after completing 60 credit 

Prerequisites (or special instructions): 

Applicants must be formal Criminology majors 

or honors students, and must be registered in or have completed CRIM 369-4. Prior 

approval of the Department. required. Students with credit for CRIM 360, CRIM 460, 

CRIM 465 may not take this course for further credit.. 

What course 

(courses), if arty, is being dropped 

from the calendar if this course is 

approved: Crim 360-6 - this will be deleted effective Se 

p

t. 1st. 1978, Crim.460-6, 

Crim 465-6 - these will be deleted effective January 1, 1980. 

2. Scheduling 

How frequently will the course 

be offered? Every semester 

Semester in which 

the course will 

first be 

offered? Spring 1979 

Which of your present faculty 

would 

be

available to make the proposed offering 

possible? A. 

Keitner, C. Griffiths, D. Buckley 

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3.

Objectives of the Course 

To provide the student with an opportunity to apply academic training in practical 

situations, to relate theory to practice, and to develop a link between theoretical 

and applied criminology. 

4. Budgetary and Space ReguJremen! (for 'information only) 

What additional resources 

will be required in 

the following areas: 

Faculty ? 

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Library 

Audio Visual 

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NONE 

Space 

Equipment 

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L.De4rtrnent Chairman 

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SCUS 73-34b:- (When completing this form, for 

instructions see 

Memorandum SCUS 73-34a. 

Attach course outline). , 

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Simon Fraser University

Department of Criminology

Modification of Field Practice Com

The purpose of this document is to indicate the problems which are

currently facing the Criminology Field Practice components (Crini 360, 460

and 465), and to outline an alternative Field Practice component which is

based upon the cdrnerstone of optional block placements. The present

.ystem has been

operation for close to two years and we have had the

opportunity to observe at least one complete practicuiu cycle. It is

becoming increasingly evident to the various parties involved in this program

that major revisions are required in the near future.

Field Practice component currently finds itself in the situation of

increasing, student enrolments, lack of student interest and motivation,

increasinq dissatisfaction among criminal justice agency personnel, and in

the position of begging" for field placements for students. From an

initial enrolment of 17 students at its inception, the practicum component

has grown to over 80 students this semester with a projected enrolment of

over 150 students for the Fall. 1978. 'The orobleins which Field Practice

is having have implications for the quality of the education

which our undergraduates are receiving as well as for the faculty and

the Department of Criminology as a whole.

The ideas which are presented below have evolved through exten0sive

discussions with various groups and individuals. The Field Practice

Committee have sought out the opinions of criminal justice agency Øersonnel

Criminology undergraduates currentl

participating in the program, and

faculty members of various academic departments in Canada and the United

States who are currently involved in Field Practice operations.

THE PRESENT_FIELD PRACTICE COMPONENT

The philosophy of the Field Practice component and its role in the

undergraduate curriculum is a valid one. It is essential that students

receive not only the best instruction in the field of criminology in the

academic, classroom setting, but it is equal ly important that they have

the opportunities available for them to apply what they have learned in

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to oherve first hand the sys tern which they 

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As pres?nt1y 

cJi1St.itJt.ed,

all Criminology majors must complete a 

series of three seiosters of field 

work 

practiLumc (Crim 360, 460,and 

465) in their final three semesters of study. 

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Successful completion of 

the Field PrdOiCe component is thus a prerequisite for graduating with a 

[LA., majoring in Criminology. Each practicum consists 

of

23 in-aoency 

days, with the students going into the field on Thursdays and Fridays of 

each week during the semester. For their participation in the Field 

Practice, students are given six credits per semester for a total 

of eighteen-credit hours. Included in this course is the requirement 

that the students participate in several feedback seminar-type discussions 

which are presided over by the Field PracticeCoordinator 

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and a Faculty 

member. Grades for the field work practicum are based upon student 

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participation in field work, feedback sessions, the students' interim 

reports, and upon an evaluation of the students' performance by the'super- 

vising agency personnel. 

The major problems with this mandatory, three semester, twbdays 

per week practicuin are as follows: 

1. IncreaSln9 studen..enrolment. The number of criminology under- 

graduates has been increasing steadily in recent semesters and this trend 

is expected to continue. Since the participation of the student in the 

Field Practice component is mandatory, the number of field placement required 

each semester has also Increased steadily. With the present requirement 

of three semesters in the field per student, the most pressing problem at 

the present time is the insufficient number-of field placements available 

to meet this growing demand. 

At the present time, the department finds itself competing with 

an increasing number of students from other academic programs in the 

lower mainland for a diminishing number of placements. Such a situation 

forces us to retain placements that are less than satisfactory either due 

to the particular nature of the agency or the attitude of the personnel 

in it. This situation .   

is alsoleadinyto a high "burnout" rate among those 

criminal justice agency personnel who have agreed to participate in our 

program. In a 23 day practicum, there is bar1y time to "train a student 

before they leave to take another placement. Since the number of students 

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is increasing faster than the 

creation 

of new placements we are forced 

to use all of our pac"ments "very s'rnester, rather than being able to 

give agency supervisors a breather for a semester or two. This 

not

only 

has implications for the r(1dtiOn'.hips with the agency, but also for the 

quality of the field pract Ice 

exl)er 

i erice which the student 

has. For

students to-become immersed in 

an

agency and thus begin to understand 

the complex patterns of interaction which occur within it, 

time is 

required than 

one

or two days a week. With only a short time in the agency, 

students are unable to gain more than a glimpse into the operations and 

i ceractions within it. This makes it difficult for them to apply what 

they have learned in the classroom to what they are experiencing in the 

field. Also, students are unable to apply manyof the skills they have 

learned in the classroom as agency personnel are reluctant to assign 

students meaningful tasks since they are in the agency for such a short 

period of time. 

Rather than being in a sitation of begging for placements each semester, 

the department must move toone in which there is a sufficient benefit to 

the agencies such that they approach the department to participate in the 

program. This will allow the department to select and develop better 

placements while at the same time dropping those placements which are less 

acceptable. At the present time, such a choice does not exist. 

It 'is important to stress at this point that the whole block practic.um 

idea opens up a wealth of'exciting placements outside the lower mainland 

area. For'example, in discussions with various probation.officers in 

Northern B.C., a strong interest was expressed in having students placed 

on a full semester basis. Similarily, Ken Bogas, B.C. Corrections, Staff 

Development ' 

, stated that the department's block practicum proposal would 

fit in perfectly with the hiring of students by the Corrections Branch for 

W.I.G. funded Corrections projects. Furthermore, the Justice Council 

Coordination Branch has already expressed an interest in acting as regional 

coordinators for. our department in the development of out of town place' 

ments within the province of British Columbia. 

In reviewing the placements made in previous semesters, it is possible 

to identify a significant number of agencies which have totally withdrawn. 

from participation In the Field Placement Program: National Parole Service 

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(Vancouver); Canadian Penitentiary 

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rvice (tlats 

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Feqienal 

Recept. ion Cen Ire ; New Wes tii ns ter 

Pril

ice; Delta Police; RI cknond Probation; 

Bur,hlhv Cetttrdl 

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i;r Mir:larid District R.C.M.P. ; Picii'ond 

R.C.M.P. 

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such withdrawals 

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difficulties 

experienced by the (C 

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in tere< t in tal.: i nq student,, ;i Hock :ract i cums 

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Canadian Pen I te'i ti i ry 

Service Regional ikadquartcr; 

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t.qui Institution; Mission Institution; 

William Head Institution; Regional Reception Centre; Regional Psychiatric 

Centre; various probations offices in Vancouver region, North Fraser Region, 

South Fraser Region, and Northern Region; Splicitor-General's E)epartinent 

Consultation Centre; Surrey R.C.M.P.; Chilliwack Police; Vancouver Office 

of the National Parole Service; The Court System in North Fraser Region; 

Youth Detention Centre; Chilliwack Forest Camps; The B.C. Justice Council 

Branch. Basically, it would he fair to state that there has not been one 

agency which, when informed about the fundamental principles of a block 

practicum system, has indicated oposition to this concept. 

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It is questioned, and rightfully so, whether students will be excluded 

from. involvement with certain sectors of the Criminal Justice System, for 

example, the Police.. This is not really the case. At the present time, 

the police administrators are indicating that a two day per week practicuin 

is not a viable option for their purposes. A major factor in shaping such 

an opinion is the fact that the significant police effort required to 

maintain a 23 day ride-along program is not being matched by any significant 

contribution to the detachment or department by the students concerned. 

With the introduction of the block practicurn program, it is envisaged that 

a much more imaginative use may he made of the students' time and energies. 

For example, the Surrey R.C.M.P. has proposed that students could be 

involved in mutually beneficial projects such as surveying local crime 

trends and drawing the relevant policy implications. The Chilliwack Police 

have proposed a similar project. Other detachments in the Interior and 

in Northern 

,

B.C. could hire our students as "Summer Constables". In 

effect, there is a large number of innovative placements which may be 

developed under the block practicum scheme. 

2. Credit for In-Service Experience. Given the nature of the discipline. 

of Criiiinolo 

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t is irPvitdhI ? 

that .e w 

11 have ? 

tudeit.' who must take 

the Field Practi;c component who have extensive prior experien( 

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.e . in the 

Criminal Justice System. Under current Field Practice 

q uidelines, such 

students ore 

not

qi veii credit 

prior 

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work experience and are thus 

discouraged from tak I nq a major in crimi nolojy. The need'; of such 

individuals are difforeot from those of recent high school .jraduates and 

the department must account for this in any Field Practice sytetn which 

is implemented. To the present, the Department has been unable to resolve 

the issue over whether prior experience in the Criminal Justice System 

s uld count for part or all of the Field Practice requirement. This 

is;ue is complicated by the realization that merely having been employed 

in some capacity within the Criminal Justice System may not, have been 

sufficient for the development of a critical perspective of its operations 

and activities which the Fi"ld Practice attempts to'achieve. This dilemma 

would be resolved under the proposed Field 

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Practice plan. 

3. Student Motivation. A logical result of makin 

q

Field Practice 

mandatory for all Criminology majors is having a number of ;tudents 

who have little or no interest in participating in the practica. While the 

number is small at the present time, it nevertheless is sufficient to en- 

danger relations with the criminal justice agencies as well as the spirit 

of Field Practice. ? . 

The Committee realizes that the lack of motivation alone is not enoucih to 

make major modifications in the Field Practice aspects of the Criminoloqy pro- 

gram. However, we are presently in the position of not being able to afford the 

loss of any more field placements or to withstand additional sources of strain 

with the field supervisors. Since the Field Practice component is mandatory, there 

has been a general reluctance on the part of individual field supervisors 

to give negative evaluations to students in light of the consequences which 

would ensue from such an evaluation. 'The net result of this situation is 

that we have a number of students who are performing marginally both in 

their field placements and in the feedback seminars. 

If a student is asked to "withdraw" from a mandatory field practi 

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cum, he is 

in essence being asked to withdraw from the Criminology major or honors program. 

Agencies are understandably reluctant to give students negative evaluations 

if they know the result of such evaluations will be the student's withdrawal 

from the whole Criminology program. There is a minimum of five documented 

cases

the files of the Field Practice Coordi

tor which

raphical ly

illustrate this $)roblOu;. Furthermore, if the student is in his/her final

becomes even more narked. In such ci rcirnitarc , the result imay well be

that inathquate student

per

onk1nce precipitdtes aqency heittiun about

future participation in the Field Practice Proqraiu. This result has

occured in at least four cases - namely, The Elizabeth Fry eciety,

Richmond Probation, Vancouver Crisis Centre ard Matsqui Institution.

There are a number of students each semester who are nol interested

in taking a practicumim, owing to, for example, extensive previous practical

experience, lack of interest in pursUing a specific Criminal Justice

career and dissatisfaction with the field placements available at any

given time. These students nevertheless wish to take a major in

Criminology. If the department persists in maintaining a mandatory

Field Practice component, many of these students will apply for the

practicurn and will in many cases pass the basic screening criteria of

the Field Practice Committee. When placed in an agency, such students

have often demonstrated a manifest lack of motivation and interest, but

have nevertheless performed their tasks in a manner which represents the

bare minimum sufficient for satisfactory completion of the placement.

Faced with such minimal performance, there are cases on file which indicate

that agencies have avoided making negative evaluations in such circumstances

and do so explicitly on the basis that such an evaluation would lead to

the termination of the student from the whole program. Nevertheless, an

inevitable result is that certain of these agencies become understandably

reluctant to take future placements. The department must keep in mind that

the continuing involvement of agencies in this field work aspect and the

reputation of Criminology students as potential employees is directly

during their performance of the various tasks associated with their place-

ments. Therefore, we need eager, motivated students in the Field Practice

component who are in the field by choice not merely because It is a basic

requirement for their B.A., major or honors in Criminology.

4. Scheduling Problems. Inherent in the present field practice

system are numerous scheduling problems. Although the department tends to

utilize the same agencies each semester, one cannot automatically. assume

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each agencys on(join f i 

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support for 

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nvolvement in the department's Field 

Practice system. 

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The agenc y 

's commitment to accept a student placement 

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is closely rd a ted to the performance of the field work s 

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udent placed 

in the agency the prvious semester, the availability and willinqne's of 

a staff member to supervise the student, the quality of the agency's 

interaction with the Department of Criminolo qy 

durin q 

the previous 

semester, and other considerations. As a result, most agencies arc 

hesitant to make any formal connitment to take another field work student 

urtil near the end of the semester when all of these factors can he more 

filly assessed. This delay in obtaining a firm coirniitivient from the 

agencies necessitates a delay in the remainder of the student placement 

assignment process. Thus, under the present system, much of the placement 

process is rushed and is forced to occur during the semester break when 

students are not generally expected to be readily available. Similarily, 

the present two day per week placement scheme has seriously disruptive 

effects upon the scheduling of upper division Criminology classes which 

must be crammed into three week days rather than five. Furthermore, the 

present system results in the situation whereby students suffer in two 

ways: firstly, they are unable to become involved in their field placement 

to an optimal degree;, and secondly, their normal academic course work is 

disrupted by having to leave campus two days per week and in the reduction 

in the choice of 

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courses available in other departments at the university 

which may be offered on Thursdays or Fridays.. 

5. Field PracticeFeedback.'. The feedback component of Field 

Practice is an essential ingredient and puts the field experience 

within a critical, academic context..     

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present arrangement, one? 

faculty member along with the field practice coordinator are responsible 

for assuring that adequate feedback is received during the semester frpm 

both the students and the field supervisors on the progress of the student 

in his/her placement. This feedback is obtained through interim reports 

submitted 

by the students, 

written evaluations completed by the agency 

supervisors and conferences 

between the agency personnel and the field 

practice coordinator throughout the semester. In addition, students are 

also required to participate in feedback 'seminars on campus during the 

semester. This provides the opportunity for .the students to consider their 

field placement experiences within a critical perspective. To date, there 

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have been few prohleiii with this co;nionint of the practica. The students 

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have cuiplained about the validity of the feedback sessions hut it is 

generally agreed by both faculty and students that such sessions are a 

critical dimension 

Field Practice. 

SUMMARY 

The previous discussion indicates that there are major problems 

with the present Field Practice component which cannot be remedied without 

major modifications. These issues are interrelated to the 

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x

tent 

that 

minor canqes will only prolong the difficulties facing it. This realization 

has led the Field Practice Committee to conclude that a major revision of 

the system is needed in the near future. The framework for this revised 

Field Practice follows. 

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R1V11j1HL FJFLh NTCTNT COtiPONFF1

Practi :e r.oI'lpoPirmt i ; a vel ued

beneficial coII;poncMt of tu

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r,radiate Cru;iioloqy crr _uluin and thus.

should bc ma ieta itied. however, the problems curr'mt1'

wifrnnti '! the

proorim are such that H rur adjustments will

program would include retaining the raridiury reju i rement while

reducing the number of semesters in the field from the present three

to two or even one. Such action would do little to remed

the present

problems of scheduling, insufficient placements, student interest and

motivation,

and

the qudlity of the field experience. Therefore, it has

been concluded that such minor adjustments should not be considered.

The proposed Field Practice component which will be discussed below

would have the following characteristics, each of which will be addressed

separately: a) The Field Practice Committee; b) optional and competitive;

c) block placements worth

credits; d) Pass/Withdraw grading; and e)

utilization of out of town and out of province placements.

The Field Practice Committee. Under the proposed system, a new Field

Practice Committee would he formed in the Department of Criminology. This

committee would be comprised of a faculty member who is Chairman of the

Field Practice Committee, the Field Practice Coordinator, two faculty

coimittee

members from the department, and a student representative. This conuTlittee would

be charged with reviewing applications for the Field Practice component,

admitting students to it, and handling issues relating to student withdrawal.

Optional Enrolment and Competitive Placements. ..It is felt that owing to

the extent. of problems discussed previously, it is no longer feasible to

continue the Field Practice component on a mandatory basis. Rather it is felt

that the Field Practice component should be made optional and competitive.

Under this proposal, the Field Practice component would be widely

advertised to undergraduates in Criminology as a valuable component of their

education as well as for their future employment in the criminal justice system.

The Field Practice Committee would produce a brochure outlining the major

aspects of the Field Practice component to prospective participants who would

then have the chance to apply for the component on a competitive basis. It

is felt that while the number of students who cannot successfully complete

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a practicum is smal 1 • t 

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.coInLLetive dimension 

wiuld

(live both the faculty 

and the agency a better opportunity 

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to examine the students being placed 

in the field. 

Making th Field Practice component optional and competitive could better 

regulate the number of students being admitted to the practica each semester, 

thus so1ing the problem of having too few placements at any one particular 

time. At each filing period, a specified number of placements would become 

available for students to apply for. This would also allow the Department 

to give certain agencies a much deserved one or two seinecter break and 

thus insure that the placement would continue tobe available in the 

future. 

While concerns have been expressed that an optional Field Placement 

component might result in decreased participatiOn by undergraduates, the 

experience of other field practice operations which are optional 

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does not 

bear this out. The good student will realize the benefit of a field 

placement experience, if only for the contacts which it will provide 

him/her with for permanent employment after graduation. This theme 

will be addressed later in this document. 

Below, the procedures for entry to the Field Practice component and 

for withdrawal from it are discussed. 

a. ? 

Eny to the Field Practice Component. Applicants must 

be formal Criminology majors or honors students and must be registered in 

or have completed Criminology 369-4. As noted, the Field Practice 

Committee will screen applicants for the Field Practice component and 

will establish a list of students who have been granted entry to it. 

Once this list has been created, personnel from the criminal justice 

agencies which are participating in the practica will interview the students 

and select those whom they feel are most suited for the particular 

positions which they have available. Each student who has been accepted 

for the Field Practice component will be allowed to apply for three field 

positions and where necessary take interviews with three different 

agencies. In certain circumstances, particularly where a large number of 

students have applied for one particular placement, the agencies may 

short-list a number of students for interviews and dispense with interviews 

with other applicants. However, normally agencies will be encouraged 

to interview all applicants for a particular position. 

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The .'r(no:d 

Svstcr 

would 

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iqiied o that il I or the interviews 

wou d 

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du p 

'j ng a 10 'lay ier 

flU.

Studcn 

t ?

way riot icc 

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t itiorn than 

one

p 1 aceilen t ? 

It is 

1 IO'

•' flt. 

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note that the i)epa ,ti:re,i t of C ri ii nol oqv 

cannot 

iuirantec 

ever j 

Luc y 

'. a field placement, even thouqh he/sie has 

been 

ICCe;

ted int.o the component by the Coiuuuui ttee . Ayonci es which are par- 

tic ipat. I nq, in the f)rJct ca have the right to. refuse to accept students for 

a I

Id position. ? 

It is anti ci;;ated, however, that the lrije majority 

?

of studct who elect to apply for the component will be 

accepted 

by the 

Committee and that most will be placed with an agency. 

The basic criteria to be used by the Field Practice Committee when 

screening applicants are the following: Declared Criminology major or- 

honors, ? 

successful completion of Criuninhiogy 369,? 

completion of relevant optional courses (e.g., Introduction to Law 

Enforcement would be seen as a prerequisite for a law enforcement placement) 

and scrutiny of the student's application for a particular placement. 

Students will be encouraged to submit as much relevant information as 

possible 

in

their applications for specific placements. Applications should 

include, where appropriate, the student's academic record, past work 

experience, courses taken which may he relevant to the specific field 

placemeut and a succinct statement of reasons why he/she is seeking this 

particular placement with some reference to future career and/or academic 

goals.. The student's application will he forwarded to the appropriate 

agencies for their scrutiny. The ultimate decision as to the student's 

suitability for a specific placement will 

,

be made by tile agency concerned. 

Those students who are denied admission to Field Practice by the Field 

Practice Committee may be allowed to reapply in the future pending completion 

of certain requirements as noted by the Committee. 

?

b. Withdrawal from the Field Practice Component 

?

The Field? 

Practice Committee will also be responsible for handling all matters re- 

lating to the withdrawal of students from the practicuw. 

'

Following established 

University policy, any student may withdraw from.the component at any 

time up to 9 weeks into the semester without penalty. Provision is also 

made for the student to withdraw after 9 weeks under certain circumstances. 

There are several potential situations which night arise which 

?

would 

.

-cause a student to be involved in withdrawal proceedings 

?

If, for 

some reason, the placement in which the student is participating becomes 

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u;

the

course of the semester, every attempt 

will

be mad& 

by the Field PrIJctice Committee to secure another placement for the student. 

In such 

case

where

the aqcncy

is at fault and another placement cannot be 

found due to time constraints or other circumstances, the student will be given

firstconsideratio'i for a plttceint the following semester. If most of the

semester has elapsed (with satisfactory work), full credit will be given to the 

student for his/her efforts. such procedures would also apply in those instances

where the agency insists thai; the

student

terminate his/her placement

prematurely, although the Committee feels that the student has been per-

fonni n satisfactorily. in

both

types of cases, the Conuni ttee will act

to insure that the student is prejudiced as little as possible.

In

the event that

the

Committee feels that the student is not per-

forming satisfactorily, he/she will 

be

encouraged to withdraw from the

program. A 'grade of "W" will be assigned only if this occurs after the 

first 9 weeks of the semester. Once the student

has

withdrawn upon request,

he/she may not re-apply for the Field Practice component.

In exceptional circumstances, the Committee will have the power to temporarily

withdraw astudent immediately,without prior notice and against 

the

student's

wishes. In those instances, the student will be asked formally to withdraw from 

the placement. Within 10 days of

the temporary withdrawal notice, the Comittee 

will make a final decision as to whether the student can reniian in the practicum 

or be permanently withdrawan from it. 

Appeal Procedures 

Re1atinj to

and(b ? 

i thdrawal from the 

Field Practice Component. A'student who is dissatisfied with the decision of 

the

Field Practice Committee, whether that dissatisfaction relates to 

admission to or withdrawal from the component, may appeal to 'the Chairperson 

of the 

Department

of Criminology. The Chairperson has 

the

authority to 

request that the Field Practice Committee forward the student's application 

to the agency (agencies) of his/her choice or to reinstate a temporarily withdrawn 

student into the component. However, it must be recognized that the Chair- 

person's overruling of the Field Practice Committee would be an unusual occurrence. 

If the student is dissatisfied with the decision of the Chairperson of 

the Department, there is the right of appeal to the Dean of the Faculty, 

who

may overrule the 'decision of the department only 

the student can 

•

present

new evidence relating to the case. This appeal procedure is based 

the "Birch" Committee's proposals relating to grading practices which 

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Under the 

POpOSCd

svs te ? 

.

the only 

h ?

or.

"Block 

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1 acement :; 

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are

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I

.00

which ? 

require 

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the

' I tide ? 

t ?

to

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be

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I

tie ? 

tied 

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fu!1 ? 

ire, ? 

five ? 

€ys ? 

r

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for

?

the whole ? 

e;st:r, ? 

rather 

than 

?

the current 

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tuati 

Gfl

t:w) dav

e ;

per week. 

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Student 

, , would be 

?

allowed 

to competc ? 

for and accept only one block placement. 

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Ful l-t iiie part ic ipati on 

by the students 

in

the ? 

field placements ? 

is strongly supporled ly the personnel 

in the criminal justice agencies and would increase the quality of the 

st

?

ients' 

?

field experience. 

Credits. ? 

It

?

is understood that there is 

no

uniform university policy 

as ? 

to whether students 

?

should he awarded credits 

?

for practicuitis. ? 

The

original ? 

proposal which Senate approved when the Criminology proqram was 

originally established included three 

?

field practicunis and 

?

three ? 

feedback 

courses which carried 18 credits all 

?

together. 

?

The present propos1 

basically continues 

?

the original ? 

arranqernent in relation to 

?

the awarding 

of credits for successful completion of the Field Practice coriponënt. 

?

In

effect, ? 

the present pràposal merely reduces 'the number of credits which 

may he earned for successful, completion of the practicum from 18 to 15. 

It should be noted that the students enroled in the 

?

Field ? 

Practice 

component are required to complete a number of academic requirements such as 

papers, 

?

reports, ? 

occasional 

?

seIl:inars, ? 

etc. 

?

This ? 

clearly ? 

indicates ? 

that 

successful completion of the practicum requires a good deal more than mere 

"experience' within an agency. 

?

The ? 

student is actively encouraged to 

relate theory to practice and, as is the case with the present system, 

the block placement proposal 

?

permits the student to earn the equivalent 

of a 

?

full ? 

semester's credit, 

?

that is, ? 

15 credit hours. 

Gradi. ? 

The proposed metnod would be to apply the Pass/Withdraw system 

of grading currently being used in the Field Practice components. 

?

The student's 

final 

?

grade would be based upon exactly the same criteria-which are being 

employed at present, 

?

ie.

?

participation in feedback seminars, written interim 

reports which address field issues within the context of the appropriate 

academic literature,, joint discussions between the student, 

?

field supervisor 

and field practice coordinator, and from written evaluations submitted by 

the agency supervisor assessing the student'sperformance in the field. 

pansion of Field Placements. 

?

As noted earlier, one of the first 

l'rai 

t. i e

component should be to I ncreasc the number 

of quality pldco;)(:nts avdial)k to the students. Once the 

cOfllpO!lCflt

has

muv('d t' an oiticnal nasis, it 

will

bo possible to proceeu with clt'velopirn: 

po iii on 

i

ti': Lower Hai 

nlaod

well as in other location 

,

; throughout 

the provirCc and

Canada. ? 

t.' scus'iuns with individuals invcJved in the field 

practice proqrai; at the 

(Jul

ver. i 

ty of

Ot LaWa and at Florida S talc ni vers i ty 

revealed that both of them make 

exten; 

ive use of out-of-area piaccerits. 

Since it is.unlikely that the Department of Criminology will Le able to 

secure sufficient monies to support financially those students wishing 

to take out-of-area positions, this aspect should be developed initially 

utilizing students who can secure àccomodations in these areas at their 

own expense., i.e., live at their homes or.with friends or relatives. Other 

field practice systems in the United States and Canada have been extremely 

successfulin utilizing these types.of placements. In fact., the University 

of Waterloo and the University of Ottawa have placements in the Province 

of British Columbia. 

Basically, the feedback aspect of field practice will remain the 

same for students with placements within easy driving distance: ie. meetinqs 

between the student, coordinator of field practice and the agency field 

supervisor, regular seminars at the university and the student's monthly 

feedback reports. For out-of-town placements, the students will he responsible 

for the monthly feedback reports, participation in either a joint meeting 

with the supervisor and coordinator of field practice or telephone discussions, 

and for a final written paper based on their reading and practical experience 

durinqthat semester. If possible, a final meeting/seminar would be scheduled 

at the end of the semester back at the university. Students would be 

advised of all feedback reqUirements for each placement prior to applying• 

for it. 

Crimino1o)69.Professional Ethics. As detailed above, under the 

proposed optional Field Practice component, students would be re 

q

uired to comp lete 

several required courses prior to consideration for admission to 

p racticum work. 

It was felt that 

at least 

one of these mandatory courses should cover 

issues relating to professional ethics and interpersonal skills. At the 

present time, there are deficiencies in both of these areas. While the 

students are required to take Professional Ethics (CRIM 469), they often 

do so after having become involved in Field Practice . The 

increasing concern with issues of confidentiality and other matters 

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by field personnel makes it essential that students be well versed in these 

areas prior to their field placement. 

Additional problems also exist with CRIM 469 as it is presently 

ffered. The general consensus of the faculty who have taught the course 

in the past as well as of the individual currently teaching it is that 

Professional Ethics 469 should be modified in content to include additional 

materials such as interpersonal skills. The need for one or more required 

courses which teach the students techniques they can utilize once in the 

"ield has become quite apparent. Both field personnel and students contend 

that under present arrangements, the students do not have counselling 

and interviewing skills as well as a thorough understanding of basic 

intervention-strategies when they arrive at the agencies to begin their 

placements. This not only causes frustration for the students, but effec- 

tively limits the nature and types of tasks that the student is able to 

perform in the agency. Such a situation has 

,

a profound impact upon the 

quality of the student's field practice experience. 

It is thus clear that mandatory courses which combine materials re- 

lating to professional ethics with the teaching of various interpersonal 

skills are essential for further improvement of the field practice 

Dr. Alfred Keitner of the Criminology Department has recently completed a 

proposed course outline which is a modification of the current Professional 

Ethics course. Upon review of his outline and proposed course content, 

it was felt by the department that this proposed course would remedy the 

current problems in this area. If the proposed optional Field Practice 

component is approved by Senate, CRIM 369 (Professional Ethics) as modified 

would be offered for the first time in the Fall semester, 1978. 

FURTHER CONSIDERATIONS 

An important issue which is raised by the introduction of an optional 

rather than a mandatory Field Practice component is whether completion of 

a practicum should be a prerequisite for a B.A., major or honors in Criminology. 

The view of the Criminology Undergraduate Curriculum Committee is that 

there should be a provision made for those students who do not wish to take 

a practicum to be able to graduate with 'a B.A., major or honors in Criminology. 

It is envisaged that the vast majority-of students in the Criminology 

?

program will take the practicum. In an era of marked unemployment, there 

j ?

tii ?

ft ? 

y com;leted a criminal

justice practicuti

•

t1everthe1e; . there are

limited number of students who do not wish

this document, Iliere are

a number of students who have extensive job experience within the criminal

justice systeil; who have deliberately chosen to undertake a university degree

program so as

to relate their practical experience to criminological

theory. ?

Indications are that many among this group of students have decided

to discontinue their major in Criminology not because they do not wish

to graduate with a B.A., major in Criminology but either because they do

not wish to enrol ?

in a student,practicum in view of their previous

for the extensive period of time required to complete practicum requirements.

In addition, there are a number of students who have no intention whatsoever

of seeking employment within the criminal justice, system, but who nevertheless

wish to major or honor in Criminology. ?

The Departmental Undergraduate Curriculum

Committee feels that such students should, he permitted to graduate in

Criminology without completing a Field Practice requirement.

There are

a number of university programs such as law, architecture, etc. which are

clearly identified as professional programs but which nevertheless permit

students to graduate without clinical or practical

training in the discipline

concerned.

Naturally, those students who graduate without such training

cannot expect to be given special consideration by employers within the

applied field. ?

But this would be a choice which these students would

make voluntarily. ? .

Furthermore, it is important to note 'that the opportunity to graduate

without taking a field p'racticum does not mean that such students are

deprived of knowledge about practical aspects of criminology and the

criminal justice system. ?

For example, many criminology courses by their

very nature assume a close relationship between theory and practice.

This

is particularly true of many upper division courses.

-Similarly, many

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Crii;im)lo'jv im;tructors i'ivolve criciin.il Ju

,

tic

r(ci(H I 

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ii' various 

aspect') of their (:our: 

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My, Lhtre

is no reason 

why ,u'

:uIents

may not gain an 

IFe

i

f

jht inr:ci

r1cJ

cdl ?

;roblems by means of field vlsi t.> 

to various 

agencies 

of

1

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r

..y,tew . 

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in fact, such visit> arc arrinqt'd 

as part of the miurnimp' ()i ()ure:, UI the present LriuIinoloq/ 

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rrJw; 

for

example, Cl I M 13 

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- I et r'nd!Ic t. i on to the Criminal Jus ti :e 

?

y; tel: - provides 

opportunities for students to visit 

number of penitentiaries in the 

Lower Mainland region. 

In sum, there is no reason why a professional program should be des- 

".-ibed as being "theoretical' merely because no provision is made for a 

mandatory practicum. 

It.should be noted that although there is no uniform student opinion 

on the proposal, students have been consulted at every stage of the proposal's 

development. This has been accomplished through student representatives 

on the Field Practice Committee and Undergraduate Curriculum Conmnttee and 

through information provided by faculty members at student union meetinqs. 

Furthermore, the proposal has been approved in principle b 

y

the Faculty 

of the Department of Criminology, and in detail by the Departmental Under- 

Graduate Curriculum Committee and Field Practice Committee. 

interim_Arrments. It is proposed that the first block practicuin 

would be available, 

in

the Spring Semester, 1979. Those students who are 

already enroled 

in

Field Practice either during or before the Summer Semester, 

1978 will continue to complete the requirements for Field Practice under 

the existing system. 

?

In other words, such students will complete three 

two-day per week practicums together with the presently existing Feedback 

seminars, However, it would appear to be a reasonable requirement that 

such students should complete their three practicums by no later than 

December, 1979. 

j4/A4r

Dean 

5. 'Approval 

Date: ? 

may

2, 197A

Depttment Chairman 

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SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNDERCHADUATE STUDIES

NEW COURSE. PROPOSAL. FORM 

Calendar Information 

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Department:CRIMINOLO(.\ 

Abbreviation Code:_ 

CRIM ? 

Course Number:3 

6 9

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Credit Hours:4 

?

Vector:2-0-3? 

Title of Course: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND INTERPERSONAL 

SKILLS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Cqlcndar 

*

Description of Course: Imediate ethical issues confronting the professitiiaI in 

tne criminal justice system are examined. Such concerns include privileged 

communications

and confidentiality in field and research situations; the conflict between the professional's 

Rttereilt 

ty to protect society and his duty o his clinç; ethics 

decision-making research 

ethics;

ation ? 

ics; protessional et cal 

cod111 

a lega constraints on professional 

conduct.

es of personal interactio? ijcedarts of thecriminal justice systcm are 

examined andtught. Mixeaprolem 

?

an

etics are 

?

in controlled laboratoy 

settings. Stuaents having compietea 

?

cannot take CRI 

exl

M b

?

.rtd 

?

or further credit. 

Nature of Course 

A two-hour lecture and a three-hour lab weekly. 

Prerequisites (or special instructions)' 

.

Reserved for Criminology majors, minors and honors. Successful completion of this course 

is a prerequisite for CRIM 462-15 (Field Practice). Completion of this course does not 

guarantee admission to Field Practice. Students with credit for CRIM 469-3 may not take 

this 

What 

course 

course 

for

(courses), 

further credit. 

if any, is being dropped from the calendar if this course is 

approved: CRIM 469-3 

2. Scheduling, 

How frequently will the course be offered? Every semester 

Semester in which the course will first be offered? Fall 1978 

Which of your present faculty would be available to make the proposed offering 

possible? A. Keltner, D. Buckley 

1. Oblectives of the Course: 1. To allow the students to isolate and recognize the nature and 

importAnce of etn].caI pitrãlis and the ethical decisions in this profession; 2. To develo 

p

an

unite standing as to whet constit 

utes 

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appropriate and inappropriate conduct in the 

fie).d according to ptessioial, 

;

sociel, and pejçnal 

norms ? 

To tamiliarize the students? 

with the extetC and limits t 

p

ersonel res 

pon$iblJ.it 

y

in their professional interaction with 

co1egues and clients; 

1.

identity basic 1.nstitutionali;ed conflict amoig individual goals 

and. those 

en empowered administratloG and its officers; . TO acquire a btoad range 

basic skills tor appropriate communication, interaction, and intervention with others in the 

system, with special emphasis on the personal intervention with the accused, convicted 

and incarcerated. 

4. 8udcetar 

y

and Space Requirements (for information only) 

What additional resources will be required in the following, areas: 

Faculty ? 

None 

Staff ? 

1 Additional Teaching, Assistant per semester. 

Library ? 

None 

Audio Visual 

Space 

?

None 

Equipment None 

SC%JS 73-34b:-

(When completing this form,, for instructions see Memorandum SCUS 

73-34a.

Attach couroc outline). 

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY 

?

SUMO F'RASLR UNIVERSITY? 

Criminology 369-4 

Professional Ethics and 

?

Skills in Criminal Justice 

Rationale for a modification in the current 469: 

Criminology 

.

460, Proftssional Ethics, is currently required as a pre- 

requisite or co-requisite of the first field practice.course, CRIM 360. 

Experience gleaned from five semester's teaching of the course suggest that 

a modification of course format, together eith the'inclusion of some additional 

)bjectives and substantive materials related to specific skills useful to 

students preparing for the field practice experience, will make the course 

uetter serve its original pedagogical purposes. 

(a) P rob 

le m 

s with the Course as Currently Structured: 

The Professional Criminologist, as such, is an extremely rare creature 

and has no developed code of ethics. No code of ethics has been adopted by 

any of the principal criminological organizations in North America (e.g.. 

Canadian Criminology and Corrections Association,'. American Society of Criminology. 

Canadian Association of Professional Criminologists. Academy of Criminal 

Justice Sciences) nor by the principal international association, the 

International Society of Criminology. Indeed, few criminologists work as 

criminologists, but most work in specific ,criminological subdisciplines as 

policemen, lawyers, judges, probation officers, correctional officers, 

?

is

correctional psychologists, etc. Thus, ethical problems tend to occur in 

situation 

.

specific settings to which some general ethical and legal rules 

apply and to which, in addition, a number of specific disciplinary ethical 

codes also apply. The student, then, needs to be familiar with some general 

ethical choice principles and with a series of specific professional canons 

and codes of professional ethics touching on such questions as client privilege, 

the right to privacy, impartiality and objectivity, duty to client and to 

society, and the like. In addition, the student needs some training in the 

recognition of ethical problems in criminological settings. 

The course as ,    

currently structured is abstract and, if such a statement 

may be made about an ethics course, tends towards treating professional 

ethics as a problem in positive analysis. 

It is the clear consensus of all of our faculty who have taught CRIM 

469 to date that the current' format is not equipping students to recognize 

and deal with real-situation ethical problems. It is clearly agreed that 

professional ethics could be better taht through a course which linked 

ethical choice exercises to skill training and role simulation exercises. 

(b)

Additional Needs of Students Entering 

_Fie 

l_

Pra cti ce 

:

Our experience over the first two year's operation of the field practicum 

program has produced a clear need assessment from both students in the program 

and from field agency supervisors: interpersonal skills training before 

the student enters the field. Such preparation, it is agreed, would save 

substantial amounts of time now devoted individually, during the field 

placement, to such training by supervisors and would significantly accelerate 

the entry of students into responsible field activities, thus enhancing 

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the learn i rv; aspect of tn jratt I cum. 

. ?

It is believed that a

rt.orqan i zat ion of CIM 469 so ii , 

. to cover ethi I 

issues in the process of teieh i nq and experim'nti ny with 

variety of inter- 

personal si I us of the ';orL, tirient. 

?

ind field supervi sorb have .i ndi cateo 

to be . I qn i fi cint I y useftn wui li serve both purposes: that of teaching 

professiunal ethics in a cw.tniiujful way 

atici 

that of

preparing students to 

take maximum 

advantage o

I the field

learning opportirni ty. 

The fol lowing proposed outline for a Reorganized CRIM 369 -4 attempts 

to meet these articulated needs. There is no overlap of substantive content 

or acadeiic function between this proposed course and some related courses in 

Criminology 

(specifically CRIM 340, CRIM 341, CRIM 441).

ihis course does 

not overlap or conflict with two related courses in Psychology 

('specifically,

Psychology 371 and Psychology 372). The above courses examine the academic 

and theoretical justifications for various techniques of counselling and therapy 

in general or in the specialized criminal justice setting. 

CRIM

369-4, 

as proposed, trains the student in the use of specific techniques as a 

vehicle to examination of problems in professional ethics. This course 

thus complements rather than conflicts with the above related courses; 

DEPARTMENT 01 CR1MJN01.OY 

?

SIMON HAS[R UN! VERSITh 

Criminology 369-4 

Professional [thic.s and Interpersonal 

..

Skills 

?

injnpj_ Justice 

CALLI1[)AR DESCRIPTION or ((JURSE: 

Immediate ethical issues confronting the professional 

in

the cri mi 

justice system are examined. Such concerns include privileged communiCdHons 

and confidentiality in field and research situations; the conflict betweri 

the professional's duty to protect society and his duty to his client; 

ethics of decision-making; research ethics; situation ethics; professional 

ethical codes and legal constraints on professional conduct. Different. 

modes of personal interaction in selected parts of the criminal justice 

system are examined and taught. Mixed problems of skill and ethics are 

explored in controlled laboratory settings. 

PRE-REQUISITES: 

This course is limited to criminology majors, criminology minors and 

criminology honors students. 

Successful completion of this course is a pre-requisite to CR1M462-15 

(Field Practice). . Completion of this course does not guarantee admission 

to field practice                              

FORMAT:. A two-hour lecture and a three-hour laboratory weekly. 

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE: 

1.

To allow the students to isolate and recognize the nature and 

importance of ethical pitfalls and the ethical decisions in this 

profession. 

2.

To develop an understanding as to what constitutes ethically 

appropriate and inappropriate conduct in the field according to 

professional, social, and personal norms. 

3.

To familiarize the students with the extent and limits of personal 

responsibility in their professional interaction with colleagues 

and clients. 

4.

To identify basic institutionalized conflict among individual 

goals and those of an empowered administration and its officers. 

5.

To acquire a broad range of basic skills for appropriate communi- 

cation, interaction, and intervention with others in the system 

with special emphasis on the personal intervention with the. 

accused, conficted, and incarcerated. 

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COURSIHi 

:

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TIT: 

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( i ) ? 

Pper ? 

.60

(ii) 

Lab partici'aLion ? 

. 40 

(iii) 

Sati . 

factory completion 

participatory rc;uiremcnts 

TENTATIVE COURSE OUTLINE: 

This upper division course is desiqned to provide students enterino the 

field with guidelines of professional ethics and with some 

bdSiC

professional 

skills. The training 

of

students will proceed via modeling and audio-visual 

feedback of role playing and rehearsal. Principles of successive approximation, 

component training, and attention to the problems of individual students of 

affect expression and conduct (eq. excessive anxiety, self-confidence, client 

centered attention,.self assertion, etc.) are isolated and tarjeted. The 

prerequisite of professional honesty and continuous self-observation and 

modification will be emphasized. 

I.'Ethical _Concerns are Examined WithExanpjesfromth Field Regarding: 

1.

Privileged communication and confidentiality; personal and legal restraints. 

The consent of clients and incarcerated offenders to psychological 

treatment, and the need to protect his free choice. The effects of 

psychiatric and psychological labelling on clients and offenders. Ethical 

concerns in the special case of sexual offenders and recent legislation 

relating to this. 

2.

The conflict of the professional's responsibilities to protect both society 

and the rights of his/her client. Ethical problens of professional exami- 

nation, therapy, and participation in research. 

3.

The necessary antecedent conditions to research activities In the criminal 

justice system. Property of research data and government control. Ethical 

issues of publication. vs. professional integrity. 

4.

Different criteria of decision making and their effect on administrators, 

the professionals, offenders, and victims in the criminal justice system. 

Some system analysis notions and the criminal justice.system. Conflicting 

goals, means, political expediency, and professional efficacy in the 

criminal justice system. 

5.

Access to personal information. The right to information for both offenders 

and professionals. Real and actual limits. Recent legislation and its 

impact upon individuals in the system. Use and abuse of. personal infoniiatioi 

6. Personal limits in ethical decisions. 

II. Training of Basic Interpersonal Skills Relevant in the Field 

1.

Basic acts: shaping of appropriate eye contact, voice volume, speech, 

delivery, vocabulary. 

2.

Appropriate 

effect: 

expression of emotion with respect to intensity, time, 

place, and audience. 

3.

Anxiety management for self, other professionals and clients. 

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Basic con.inqe,icy maria(limlen.t 

,

for sel 

f,

ot herprofe's lonal s and ci icn 

5.

Di recti 

y

e and non-di rect I 

y

e :ndos of personal interaction and con;r' I 

6.

The shapinq of appropriate assertive behavior for self, other profss,,jna1s 

and clients. 

7.

Effective observation and recording skills: interviewinq structure, physical 

setting and 

techiri

cal aids approp,H ite for various subjects and 

COrirI

i Lions. 

8.

Do's and Don'ts of professional conduct vis-a-vis (a) other professionals 

in the field, () administrators and their offices, and (c) clients, 

offenders and the inca rce rated. 

SAMPLE READINGS: 

EGAN, G. The Skilled Helper: AModel for Systematic Helpino and Interpersonal 

Relatin. Brooks, Cole Publishing Co., Monterey, California, 1975. 

WHEELER, H. Beyond the Punitive Society. W.H. Freeman and Co., San Franciso, 

1973. 

ELL-IS, A. 

A Guide 

to Rational L 

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vjj!9 . 

, Wilshire Book Co., California, 1974. 

DURAND, V. 

and

A. HIJRGE. 

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pl:imiroloist's Code of Ethics. Canadian 

Association of Professional Criminologists, Ottawa, Septeciber 1975 (Mi!ueo). 

CANADIAN BAR ASSOCIATION, canons of Legal Ethics. 

MICHAEL, J.J. Casebook onEthicalStandardsofPsycholo 

,

ists ? 

American 

Psychologica 

Association, 1967. 

FLETCHER, J.F. Situation Ethics. Westminster Press, Philadelphia, 1966. 

LEUNG, F.L. The Ethics and Scope of.Behavior Modification, 1975. 

Selected readin 

q

s from the systems analysis literature. 

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.currc:it. Calcndur) will al,';n remain U/ic f;,,trie in that N11"WiltO will still W.

.rcqt, i r''4 to comp.1 etc ."i

minimum of 72

credit N=N, of wii cli at 3 (?iS t t() uiLi: I

be from courses numbered 300 And above. 50 or Muse malt 1ic;e.'1 (c ;d from

Cr., mi zio I u

i'j courses.

Attached, for your information, is a work-up cf time tipper

V.1 SiOfl T0'f II)

TC'flm'?fl

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for a major or honors in Criminology, should the' pwpc;;.' 1. to amend

time !ie Id

Practice component

U be approved.

The

f.ield prac t.i cC' COIltSC? , CRIM 360, would ),c roj' i,_'e4 J: CRIM 4r-:

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course would appear in the C.licfld,TIr with the ... ".dll: r'al i,.

to 15 (e(f. CRIM 462-15) .

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turn,in Ri ,hv, ;tiiI Cit ii Lihrtis

1 reatnueni and Succici

Prcs

369-4 Professional Ethics and Interpersonal 

Skills 

Criminal Justice 

37()3 L)irctcd ReaJuri2s

410.3 Decision Mikin in Criminal Justice

414-3 Criminal 1)pinrncs

415-3 VicIinIohtL'v

41(i-3 Current Issues in Criminolo

y and Criminal Jiistie

417-3 Current Issues in Criminolitgv and ( uiminal Justice

41-3 Current Issues in Criminology and Criminal Justice

420-3 Techniques of Cvaluation and Prediction in Criminohiv

430-3 Judicial Administration and Planning

440-3

Correctional Administration and Planning

441-4 ?

Fet-hniques oi(rmnhinolnm!ical Treatment and Social

t Adviinktraiion and Planning

4(2-15 Field Practice 

(;IHU

II:

and

formal Organ tiatiouis

321-4

Social Movement

325-4

PolitIcal Sociology .

355-4

Methods o Sociological and Anthropological Research

363.4

Philosoph

of the Social Sciences

362 . 4

Social (hanc in Modern Industrial Societies

467-4

culture anti Personality

Political Science

363 Public Administration.

357-3 Public Law

422-3 The Canadian Lei-ml System

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Psst'loei I -A-r,ireni Procedures

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Thcories.i Personalay

Computing Science

350-3 Information and Public Policy

354-3 IfltOIfllatR)fl Oijnizaiiun and Ketricv.d

360-3

Computation for Statistical Data Processing

370-3

Management and Information Systems I

Communication Studies

320-5

Communication Processes and Interpersonal Behavior I

420-5

Communication Processes

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Interpersonal Behavior

Commerce

Organiiateonat Fhcorv

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305-4 Statistical Anal y

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305 are two courses in prohahililv

or %ta Iitic. one tiiwhich mav he taken t-snt-urrentiv:

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MATH

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302-3:

PSY( 210-3: i(ON 332-3. 333-3: MAr11 371-3.

49-4)

Honors in Criminology

Students who wish to undertake honors work in (riminoh't:v should apply to

the department chairperMn.

Students in the honors program must complete a minimum of

132 semester

hours (-,cc requirements

t'lIowiii.

and Section 1.3).

Lower DIVISION

The lower division requirements are the same as those for a major in

(riminolog.

Upper DIVISION

rhe program includes

minimum of 72 credit hours. (if which at least 60 must

he from courses numbered 34X) and above. Fift

of these musthe selected from

('rimintl&'v

courses.

Normativ students will he required to take CRIM 470-5 (Directed Studies) and

CRIM 499-8 (Honors rhesis).

Honors students will he required

maintain an overall cumulative grade point

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MEMORANDUM

Dr. E.A. Fatt.ti, ?

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From K.M( -Ci r

Criminology t)'irt:'rt. 

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Subject

COURSE ? 

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Date 1976 ()!•. 3 

I respond to your m&mor.indum of 1978 04 

25.

The following New 

Course 

Proposals have been circuthtd to 

the members of the Faculty of Science Undergraduate Curriculum Cnmittce. 

(1) CRIM 460-15 

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Field practice 

(2)

CRIM 469-3 ? 

Professional Ethics and Intor! 

1

(rn,11 Skill in 

Criminal Justice 

To date, no course overlap has been reported to this Office. 

K. McCartney 

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