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Marche & Jennifer L. Briere  \nUniversity of Saskatchewan  \nResearch points to the pedagogical value of an engaged and community service-learning approach to developing understanding of course content (Astin, Vogelgesang, Ikeda, & Yee, 2000). To help students achieve a better understanding of how the discipline of psychology contributes to the discipline of law, some students in a second year psychology class participated in a community-based research project, partnering with the Elizabeth Fry Society and the John Howard Society. The objective of the study was to determine whether there are differences in attitudes towards the criminaljustice system between individuals who have, and have not, been in conflict with the law. The student-researchers interviewed men and women from the John Howard and Elizabeth Fry Societies, who had been in conflict with the law, regarding their attitudes toward the criminal justice system, and compared their responses to those given by undergraduate psychology students who did not participate as student-researchers in the project. Responses revealed some commonalities (e.g., recommendations to change sentencing practices) as well as differences (e.g., satisfaction with the justice system). The students wrote a research report describing the findings of the study as well as their reflections on their experience. In addition to the positive feedback receivedfrom the community organizations, the students participating in the project reported that they found it to be a positive, enriching, and rewarding experience.  \nIntroduction  \nT he objective of this paper is to demonstrate how  \ninstructors can facilitate students’ understanding of course material by partnering with communitybased organizations on research projects that benefit both students and community organizations.  \nWith a 40-year history, the service-learning teaching strategy takes students’ learning outside of the classroom and into the community (Beatty, 2010) . Jacoby (1996) defines service learning as “a form of experiential education in which students engage in activities that address human and community needs together with structured opportunities  \nintentionally designed to promote student learning and development”(p. 5). Community-based research is a collaboration between academic researchers (professors and students) and community members that seeks to solve a pressing community problem and/or effect social change and social justice (Strand, Marullo, Cutforth, Stoecker, & Donohue, 2003) . These mutually beneficial partnerships between students and community organizations promote students’ understanding of course content and often result in positive academic outcomes (Astin, Vogelgesang, Ikeda, & Yee, 2000) .  \nTo help students better understand how psychology contributes to the criminal justice system, and to gain hands-on experience of the Canadian justice system, students enrolled in a second-year psychology course, Psychology and Law, participated in a research project in partnership with the local chapters of the Elizabeth Fry Society and the John Howard Society. Both organizations work to enhance the dignity of men (John Howard Society) and women (Elizabeth Fry Society) who are, or who maybe at risk of becoming, criminalized. Both societies advocate for effective and just changes in the criminal justice system, and educate the public on issues related to the criminal justice process.  \nUsing interview-style data collection, the project examined whether there were differences in attitudes towards the criminal justice system between undergraduate students and individuals who had been in conflict with the law. Students read papers describing background literature on the research topic. 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