Goals

Provide instruction on effective correctional interviewing techniques and field report writing.

Sample Learning Objectives

1. Identify the common types of interviews and interactions conducted within community corrections.
2. Explain research related to the therapeutic alliance/collaborative relationship within community corrections.
3. Identify strategies that justice professionals can use to strengthen the collaborative relationship with individuals they supervise in the community.
4. Identify the common types of reports used in community supervision.
5. List common information gathered for reports used in community supervision.
6. Identify common sources of information for reports used in community supervision.
7. List qualities of a good report.
8. Distinguish the differences between report writing and technical/research writing.
9. Describe the influence of information in reports on decision making in the justice process.