Criminal Justice/Forensics

Students in Criminal Justice/Forensics

Course Description

CEC provides several opportunities for you to get both college and high school credit while also learning about the criminal justice system. The mission of the program is to create a rigorous learning environment that provides an authentic, real-world context.

Criminal Justice

Students learn about the different areas of the criminal justice system through a problem-based approach with jail tours, guest speakers from the field, scenarios, case studies and other hands-on activities.  Even if you aren’t interested in this career field, you learn about the roles of the different entities in a democratic society as well as the checks and balances.

Crime and Forensics

Do you enjoy solving crimes and learning about the motivation behind criminal activity?  This course is for you. This lab focused class will learn about a case from the first responding officer to trial with an emphasis on forensics such as blood spatter, fingerprinting, profiling and the identification of human remains.

College Credit

There will be some upcoming changes to this plan based on single instructor structure.

InstructorSemester 1Semester 2



Instructor TBD





Hervey


CRJ 1010
Intro to Criminal Justice
(3 credits)

CRJ 1025
Policing Systems
(3 credits)
CRJ 1010
Intro to Criminal Justice
(3 credits)

CRJ 1045
Introduction to the Correctional Process
(3 credits)
CRJ 1010
Intro to Criminal Justice
(3 credits)

CRJ 1025
Policing Systems
(3 credits)
CRJ 1027
Crime Scene Investigation
(3 credits)

CRJ 2005
Principles of Criminal Law
(3 credits)

SOC 2031
Sociology
(3 credits)
  • Other courses to obtain law enforcement certificate
    • COM 1115–Public Speaking: 3 credits (not offered within CTE pathway)
Capstone

Capstone Completion:

Requires all 6 courses to obtain, Law Enforcement Certificate.
Must take 110 first, and then there is no order after
Minimum of 4 semesters to complete all 6 courses

Industry Certifications
  • CCD Law Enforcement Certificate
  • 911 Emergency Dispatch Certificate
  • Remote Pilot Certificate (Drone Pilot)
Related Careers
  • Law Enforcement Officer
  • Crime Scene Investigation
  • Emergency Dispatch
  • Lawyer
  • Correctional Officer
  • Probation and Parole Officer
  • Federal Agent
Criminal Justice/Forensics Faculty
Name Title Department Email
Stacey Hervey Senior Team Lead, Teacher Criminal Justice/Forensics stacey_hervey@dpsk12.net

Speak with your school counselor about attending part-time or contact CEC Counselor, Zachary Williams for more information.