This two-year program is offered at Clay High School to those students interested in a career in corrections, criminology, forensic sciences, law enforcement, immigration, probation, and security administration.
Students Learn
- The skills needed to maintain law and order
- How to protect life and property
- How to conduct administration, planning, and research services
- The nature of law
- The functions of the judicial system
- Court proceedings
- Crime prevention strategy
- Investigative techniques
- Witness statement documentation
- Procedural aspects of the criminal system
- Probation process
- Emergency procedures
- Patrol procedures
- Theories of criminal behavior
Possible Careers
Upon graduation:
- Crime analyst
- License and permits investigator
- Police cadet
- Public safety officer
- Records specialist
- Victim advocate
- Victim assistance specialist
Associate degree:
- Corrections officer
- Criminal investigator
- Deputy sheriff
- Forensic science technician
- Police officer
- Security guard
Bachelor’s degree
Ballistics specialist
Blood spatter analyst
Crime scene investigator
Criminologist
DNA analyst
Fiber technologist
Forensic odontologist
Homicide detective
Psychological profiler