Criminal Justice II
Corrections/Security
Jay A. DeTraglia,
Director
Robert
A. Roth,
Assistant Director
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
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City Correction Agencies
•
State Correction Agencies
•
Sheriff's Departments
•
Federal Bureau of Prisons
•
U.S. Marshals Service
•
Military Police
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NYS Commission of Correction
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Probation and Parole Departments
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State Court Officers
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National Institute of Corrections
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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.
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Advanced degrees
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