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Public Service Pathway Description
Public Service Pathway Description
The El Modenda High School Public Service Pathway provides an informative and relavant curriculum that educates students about a variety of public service careers, including Elected Officials, Armed Forces, Legal Clerk, Crime Scene Technician, Police Officer, Social Worker, Attorney, FBA Agent, and more.
Students will explore criminal justice history, the criminal justice system, modern-day policing issues, community policing, criminal law, investigations, crime scene investigation, the court system, and corrections. Students will get the opportunity to learn from industry professionals through guest speakers, field trips and more!
Courses in the Public Service Pathway
Courses in the Public Service Pathway
Criminal Justice
Students will investigate the qualifications and requirements for various law enforcement occupations and learn the nature, history and philosophy of law enforcement. Other areas of study include constitutional law, policing issues and trends, court systems, trials, corrections and general aspects of law enforcement.
Students will also learn essential employability skills including personal, interpersonal and communication skills, research and technical writing skills, plus units on career development and employment literacy.
This course is part of the Public Safety Pathway. Students who successfully complete this course will emerge with a realistic understanding of the opportunities for a career in criminal justice as well as an understanding of the educational paths for these careers.
Crime Scene Investigation
En este curso, los estudiantes estudian la teoría y la aplicación práctica de la ciencia forense. El curso hará hincapié en los métodos y protocolos para la recolección, preservación y análisis de evidencia. Los estudiantes investigarán huellas dactilares latentes, fibras y evidencia textil, ADN y evidencia biológica, así como otras formas de evidencia. Se les presentarán estudios de casos para comprender cómo los investigadores de la escena del crimen usan la evidencia para resolver crímenes. Los estudiantes también tendrán la oportunidad de presentar su análisis y evidencia en simulacros de exhibición en la sala del tribunal e interrogatorios directos/contrainterrogatorios. Las habilidades de comunicación, redacción de informes, habilidades de presentación y la aplicación de conceptos científicos se enfatizan a lo largo del curso.
All About El Modena's Public Service Pathway Teacher
All About El Modena's Public Service Pathway Teacher
Ms. Ellen Berk
Mrs. Berk joined El Modena HS in August 2023 as the CTE Public Services Pathway instructor, teaching Criminal Justice, as well as Crime Scene Investigation (CSI). Mrs. Berk has a degree in History from UC Berkeley, and a law degree from UC San Francisco College of Law. She spent 15 years as a prosecutor in the LA County District Attorney's office, prosecuting all types of criminal cases and visiting lots of different crime scenes. She has also represented people charged with crimes, helping them understand the criminal justice system. Mrs. Berk has been teaching high school criminal justice classes for the last 7 years and loves introducing her students to all the different careers in criminal justice.
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