Case Management in Correctional Services

Course Code: CRIM 2500

Academic Year: 2024-2025

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the major issues involved in providing case management services within a correctional environment. It focuses on three major areas of theory and practice - assessment, supervision and teamwork in effective risk management - with additional discussions on topics including special groups of offenders (female offenders, youthful offenders, Aboriginal offenders, mental health, dual diagnosis, sex offenders), victim issues and restorative justice approaches. Through a combination of interactive lecture and small group presentations by students in the class, participants have an opportunity to review and critique relevant literature and controversial topics in the management of offenders in institutional and community settings. Case study examples are used to illustrate various scenarios in theory and practice.