Criminal Justice (Off-Campus)
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Students in this Career Academy learn about the history of law and order in the United States while exploring major case law and how it effects the current criminal justice system. Students learn interview and interrogation methods and tactics, as well understanding the roles in probation, parole and community corrections. Students use a 911 simulated dispatching system and learn about patrol operations, conducting investigations, K-9 units, drug enforcement and SWAT operations.
PATHWAY POTENTIAL EARNINGS
$36,960 - $146,580
PATHWAY JOB EXAMPLES
- Police Officer
- Correctional Officer
- Customs & Border Protection Officer
- Crime Scene Technician
- Bailiffs
- Criminal Investigator
- Forensic Specialist
- Private Investigator
- Law Clerk
- Judge
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CLASS SEQUENCE SUGGESTIONS
The class sequence below is a sample schedule for a student choosing this pathway. Many core classes taken at a student’s home school are offered as Advanced Placement or dual credit. Dual credit and employment certification options are offered for this pathway. When students choose an off-campus pathway, they will have three classes at their home school junior and senior years.
Bolded classes are pathway specific classes.
SOPHOMORE YEAR
(10th Grade)
- English 10
- Geometry
- Chemistry/Physics
- World Perspectives
- Elective
- Elective
- Elective
JUNIOR YEAR
(11th Grade)
- Principles of Criminal Justice
- Law Enforcement Fundamentals
- Corrections & Cultural Awareness
- English 11
- Algebra II
- US History
SENIOR YEAR
(12th Grade)
- Criminal Justice Capstone
- English
- Math
- Government/ Personal Finance
CAPSTONE
Students enrolled in Pathways through the FWCS Career Academy take dual-credit courses during junior year in preparation for a capstone project or internship opportunity senior year.
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