Criminal Justice II Career & Tech

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	Career & Technical Education

	Criminal Justice II Corrections/Security Jay A. DeTraglia, Director Duilio Viscusi, Coordinator Phone: (518) 736-4330 FAX: (518) 762-9361 Students in this program prepare for entry into the corrections field as corrections officers, supervisors, counselors, investigators, security personnel or administrators. The curriculum is designed to introduce the field and profession of corrections, and to provide a foundation for the understanding of corrections in the 21st century. This program is open to high school students with excellent attendance and good grades. Students must have visited the HFM Career & Technical Center Corrections/Security program, must never have been arrested, and must be recommended by a high school guidance counselor or principal. Note: Students who successfully complete this program may be eligible for advanced credits at Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Herkimer County Community College, Schenectady County Community College or Hudson Valley Community College. Curriculum topics include an understanding of the role of sentencing in the U.S. justice system, a review of the history of punishment, and legal issues shaping corrections today. Corrections are viewed and studied from both inmate and staff perspectives, and the differences between juvenile and adult correctional procedures are reviewed. Students learn the structure of corrections, probation and parole alternatives, and intermediate sanctions. Prison and capital punishment topics are studied, as well as how restorative justice, technology, computers and the Internet, and privatization will shape corrections in the future. Security is studied from the perspective of IFPO (International Federation of Protection Officers), and DCJS Security Officers certification. Job Opportunities • City Correction Agencies • State Correction Agencies • Sheriff's Departments • Federal Bureau of Prisons • U.S. Marshals Service • Military Police • NYS Commission of Correction • Probation and Parole Departments • State Court Officers • National Institute of Corrections • Security Management Related Technical and College Studies • Two-year and four-year degree study in corrections, criminal justice, security management, psychology, history, sociology or pre-law. • Advanced degrees [top of page]

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