This course deepens policies and intervention practices in justice, crime, prevention, victim support and the social reintegration of individuals in contact with the criminal justice system. It develops competencies in critical analysis, ethical practice, interinstitutional collaboration and understanding of fundamental rights.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:

1. Understand justice systems and criminal policies from a Social Work perspective.
2. Analyse trajectories of exclusion, marginalisation and justice-system contact.
3. Apply intervention models with offenders, victims and families.
4. Promote social reintegration and reduce recidivism.
5. Work within interdisciplinary teams and justice/protection networks.
6. Integrate ethics, human rights and restorative justice principles.
7. Develop intervention proposals adjusted to judicial and community contexts.