The period of work experience can be described as a practical, almost professional activity. It helps by providing a first professional learning experience within real-life contexts, dealing with subjects as diverse as aspects of delinquency, inadaptation, marginality and exclusion. It helps the student confront his theoretical studies with practice, understand the functioning aof an institution and approach a professional field its concrete aspects.
Main themes
The various sectors covered by the apprenticeship are :
-police force and magistrature
-assistance and the youth's protection
- psychosocial interventions of the adults
- criminal sanction's execution
Content and teaching methods
The apprenticeship are carred out in criminological centres approved by the Criminology School Council(open centres for youg peaople and adults, closed centres for young people and adults, justice admnistration, police and services for psycho-social aid).
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
The final evaluation is carried out jointly by the academic tutor and the local training supervisor("maître de stage") in the presence of the student.