Criminal Justice
In this course, you will experience training in law enforcement and corrections. Students will be taught to manage offenders in a correctional setting as well as on the street and under Probation & Parole supervision. During the junior year, all students will complete the public safety core courses. Senior students will pursue various certifications in corrections and community corrections / community supervision. Using industry equipment and techniques, students will learn crime scene investigation, case planning, offender transport techniques/management skills, unarmed self-defense, court room testifying & procedures and electronic monitoring. Students will be given real world corrections and supervision experience as well as receiving certifications in CPR, A.S.P. (expandable baton), pepper spray and taser.
Skills Learned
- Defensive Driving Course
- Less Than Lethal Options
- Unarmed-Self Defense
- Testimony in Court
- Fingerprinting
- Handling of Evidence
- Constitutional Law
- First Aid & CPR
- Teamwork
- Report Writing
- Crime Scene Investigation
- Criminal Law Procedures
- Police Communications
- Corrections Core
- Probation Practices
- Laws of Arrest
College Credits
North Central State College
Credentials
- CPR/First Aid
- OC Pepper Spray
- ASP Baton
- National Incident Management System 100 & 700
Program Highlights
- Developing the mind and body through a physical fitness regiment and defensive tactics training
- Using current computer programs, technology, and methods for the identification and management of the criminal population
- Drug & urinalysis identification, procedures and processing. The study and analysis of criminal behavior and recidivism reduction
Career Focus
Prepared for immediate employment and a jump start with college credits in corrections, security, law enforcement training, probation & parole and further education in legal fields
Opportunities:
- Electronic offender surveillance
- Local, State, & Federal Law Enforcement
- Emergency Dispatching
- All Branches of Military
- Computer Investigative Specialist
- Drug & Alcohol Counseling
- Social Work
- Parole Officer
- Probation Officer
- Corrections
- Private Security
- At age 18: Local & State Police Agencies
