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Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security

Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security
 
Investigate a path that can lead you around the world in the protection of the homeland or back home to serve and protect your community. Criminal Justice classes at WHS give students a head start in securing a job in a field of employment generally predicted to grow from 15% to 20% by 2018. Criminal Justice classes cover the basics of policing, criminology, and crime scene investigations while exploring the roles of lawyers, judges and parole and probation officers. Join the criminal justice program and prepare to make our world a safer place.
 
COURSES:
Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, & Security
Law Enforcement I
Law Enforcement II
Correctional Services
Firefighter I
Forensic Science (science credit)
Practicum in Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security
 
HOT JOBS AND WAGES:
Child, Family, and School Social Workers $36,000
Fire Inspectors and Investigators $57,200
Detectives and Criminal Investigators $71,800
Judicial Law Clerks $32,800