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Law & Justice Careers: Lawyers, Paralegals, Corrections & Intelligence Officers, Slides of Law

An overview of various careers in law and justice, including lawyers, paralegals, corrections officers, and intelligence officers. It discusses their roles, responsibilities, and required education. It also mentions the canadian association of paralegals and the department of justice websites for further information.

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Working the Law

Working with the Law

• Lawyers

• Child and Youth Care Workers

• Paralegals

• Social Workers and Case Workers

• Governments

Working with the Law

Paralegals :

  • Assist in preparing for and attending a hearing.
  • Do legal research
  • Interview witnesses
  • Manage evidence
  • Draft legal documents, such as contracts or divorce papers.

Working with the Law

Building a court case:

  • Paralegals sort through the thousands of pieces of evidence and research similar cases in a court decision, to formulate an argument that the lawyer can take before a judge. www.justice.gc.ca/en/dept/ri/paralegals/about.html
  • Paralegals work independently but under the instructions of a lawyer.

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If you would like more information on what Paralegals do, you should check out the Canadian Association of Paralegals website, www.caplegal.ca.

You can also check out the Department of Justice website, www.justice.gc.ca/en/dept/ri/paralegals/about.html.

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Canadian Security Intelligence Service http://www.csis- scrs.gc.ca/en/index.asp

Intelligence Officers:

  • Collect information and establish facts.
  • Conduct investigations in all fields.
  • Prepare clear and concise reports on investigations.

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Corrections Officers

  • Currently in Canada, corrections officers work in correctional facilities, transition homes, as parole and probation officers and within the restorative justice field.
  • Their job remains the same; they act as the primary contact for all offenders.

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A short history of Policing in Canada

  • Originally in Canada bar owners were responsible for keeping the peace.
  • The first police officers acted not only as police but as jailers, tax collectors, sanitary inspectors, and fire department engineers!
  • The RCMP began when local police refused to keep the peace between labourers and employers, especially during strikes.

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Military Police

Military Police serve the Canadian forces. With 1,250 full-time members, military police are the largest police force in Canada.

Military Police work in conjunction with civilian and allied military police forces.

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Forestry Officer

  • Takes care and maintains Crown lands
  • Ascertains that laws towards Crown Lands and the resources on Crown Lands are being utilized correctly.
  • Spends most of their days out in the field.

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Success College provides a two year diploma program in Corrections and Policing foundations. Applicants need to be 19 by graduation in order to graduate.

We are not a prerequisite for the RCMP or any municipal police force. Our program is a prerequisite for the Military Police.