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