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Students pursuing a Survivor/Vitctim/Witness Advocacy concentration at Curry College liten to a law enforcement professionalThe Survivor/Witness/Victim Advocacy concentration, by promoting empathy and human rights, helps prepare students for careers in informed advocacy for people who have witnessed or have been victimized by crime.

Course Requirements and Information

Courses used toward concentrations may be used to meet elective requirements with the exception of CJ 2170, CJ 3300 and CJ 3212.

Required (12 credits):

SWK 2310 Introduction to Social Work Practice 3
CJ/SOC 2350 Human Diversity in Criminal Justice 3
CJ 3300 Justice and Human Rights Advocacy(prerequisite for concentration, CJ/SOC 2350) 3
SOC/SWK 3390 Crisis Intervention 3


Choose one of the following electives (3 credits):

SOC/CJ 2160 Urban Life: Culture and Change 3
CJ 2170 Population, Immigration, and Crime 3
SOC/CJ 2402 Domestic Violence 3
SWK 2410 Working with Individuals 3
SOC/SWK 2420 Working with Groups and Communities 3
CJ 3212 Community Policing: Case Studies and Problem Solving 3
SOC/CJ 3404 Sociology of Violence 3
SOC/CJ 3640 Deviance and Social Control 3
Total: 15

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