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Criminal Justice Operations
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE OPERATIONS PROGRAM
Students in the Criminal Justice Operations Program will take all the normal course requirements for graduation as well as special criminal justice operations courses. Students will have contact with personnel from local law enforcement agencies, correctional facilities and the court system. In addition to classroom academics students will have the opportunity to join and receive additional practical experiences through participation in the Criminal Justice Club, a chapter of the Florida Public Service Association (FPSA)
STRATEGIES for SUCCESS
The primary focus of the Criminal Justice Operations program is on academics. Students will need to develop strong investigative research skills. The preparation of criminal justice related reports and documents will also require substantial verbal and writing skills. Students successfully completing the program will not only receive a high school diploma and technical certificate, but will be prepared for entry into one of the many non-certified criminal justice or private security careers or a community college and university.
CJ Operations I (Sophomores)
• American Criminal Justice System
• Crime picture and search for the causes
• Criminal Law
• Police: History, Management and Structure
• Courts: The Process and Procedures
• Prisons and Jails
• Community Corrections, Parole and Probation
• Juvenile Justice
Textbook: Criminal Justice Today, 6th Ed., Schmalleger
CJ Operations II (Juniors)
• Introduction to the history of policing
• The Role of Policing in America
• Police Organizations: Duties, Responsibilities and Structure
• Skills for the Successful police officer
• Police and the Law
• Police-Community relations
• The Role of Research, Planning and New Technologies in Policing
Textbook: Introduction to American Policing, Champion & Hooper
CJ Operations III (Seniors)
• Evolution of Criminal Investigations and Criminalistics
• Crime Scene and Physical Evidence
• Investigative Documentation: Field Reports, Preliminary and Follow-up Investigations
• Major Crime Investigations: Injury/Death, Sex-Related Offenses, Robbery, Burglary, Arson, Narcotics, Terrorism
• The Investigator and the legal system.
JOB and CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The Criminal Justice Operations Program is taught in partnership with the criminal justice degree related programs at Pensacola Junior College. An articulation agreement between the two institutions will enable students who complete the Criminal Justice Operations Program at the high school to enter the Criminal Justice Program at the community college and have certain required courses waived. Students completing the program at Pensacola Junior College will be prepared to enter a law enforcement or corrections academy, a university, or a career in the field of criminal justice.
Law Enforcement
Administration, Planning, Management
Industrial & Retail Security
Forensic Science
Fingerprint & Firearms Specialty
Crime Scene Investigation
Private Security Protection
Criminalistics and Crime Analysis
Public Information
Drug Enforcement Agency
National Park Service
Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
U.S. Secret Service
Immigration and naturalization
Federal Emergency Management
Corrections (Treatment and Rehabilitation)
Administrator (Adult & Juvenile)
Correctional Officer (Institutions)
Community Based Corrections
Corrections Counseling
Probation & Parole
Court System
Court Security Officer
Court Facility Support Operations
Office Management
The Criminal Justice Operations Program can benefit young men and women in many ways by providing ...
- Training for a satisfying, well-paying career
- A clearer direction in life
- Practical job skills
- Real-world experience
- Better self-discipline
- A head start to college, technical school or the military
- New friends who share the same goals
- The chance to explore a specific career
POST GRADUATION EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
The Criminal Justice Operations Program is taught in partnership with the criminal justice degree related programs at Pensacola Junior College. An articulation agreement between the two institutions will enable students who complete the Criminal Justice Operations Program at the high school to enter the Criminal Justice Program at the community college and have certain required courses waived. Students completing the program at Pensacola Junior College will be prepared to enter a law enforcement or corrections academy, a university, or a career in the field of criminal justice.
- For additional Information contact:
Mr. Gerald Russo, MPA
Criminal Justice Instructor
West Florida High School
2400 Longleaf Drive
Pensacola, Florida 32526
E-mail: grusso@escambia.k12.fl.us