Rachelle Santos

Hardworking Bachelor of Arts Criminology student with great communication and problem solving skills and experience in web publishing. Fluent reading, writing and oral skills in English, Tagalog, and Ilocano and basic level proficiency in French (Diplôme d'études en langue française (DELF) A2).

• Canadian Legal Systems
  Acquired fundamental skills in legal reasoning and research.
  Developed a comprehensive understanding of the various processes involved in lawmaking in Canada, which includes the fundamental principles and theories pertaining to public law, private law, and tort law in Canada.
  Critically analyzed a court proceeding by attending and taking notes during the proceeding and compiling the notes into a summary that implemented course content, which lead to a final grade of A.

• Methods of Research in Criminology
  Gained proficient understanding on the fundamental elements of research design and different methods of data collection in criminological research.
  Showcased proficient skills on analytical thinking, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills through a research proposal assignment, which lead to a final grade of A+.
  

• Introduction to Policing
  Developed an understanding on Canadian police powers, the exercise of discretion, police procedures and operations, including the expansion of pluralized or private forms of policing and theoretical perspectives on policing, police subculture, and police-community relationships.
  Demonstrated proficient organizational skills through compiling information from the lecture into, mandatory, notes.
  

• Introduction to Psychology: Basic Processes
  Developed an understanding in fundamental psychological principles, which includes physiological foundations of behavior, sensory processing, various states of consciousness, the acquisition and retention of knowledge, and cognitive abilities.
  Exhibited proficiency in communication by initiating and leading the final group project, resulting in a
  final grade of A.
  

• Introduction to Society: Processes and Structures
  Obtained knowledge about how social processes and structures, such as culture, socialization, social interaction, inequalities, and change, operate.
  Analyzed existing beliefs and norms about society, which includes social issues within diverse communities.

• Quantitative Data Analysis I
  Learned about the logic and techniques of quantitative data analysis in criminal justice research, focusing on both descriptive and inferential statistics.
  Gained proficiency to utilize computer software (SPSS) to prepare data sets for analysis and describe and interpret univariate distributions and bivariate relationships, resulting in a final grade of A+.