Criminal Justice
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This program is designed for the student who desires to enter the Criminal Justice Industry and develop the necessary skills to be a professional in this dynamic career. Throughout your 4 year criminal justice experience, you will learn not only the academics associated with law and the criminal justice system, but also be able to practice skills that are directly related to the field.
Freshman Year: Principles of Law Enforcement
Sophomore Year: Court Systems
Junior Year: Law Enforcement & Crime Scene Investigation
Senior Year: Practicum in Law Enforcement & Certifications
Virtual Tour: Criminal Justice Pathway
Criminal Justice Student Testimonials
Vianca Valles
Isael Zuniga Gonzalez
Criminal Justice Career Opportunities
Is this pathway only for those that want to be police officers? No---there is MUCH MORE!
Law Enforcement
Municipal/County: Police Department or Sheriff's Office, Constable, Medical Examiner’s Investigator. District Attorney’s Investigator, Bailiff (court officer), SWAT
Federal: FBI, CIA, ATF, Air Marshall, DEA, TSA, IRS, Secret Service
State: State Trooper, Texas Ranger, Game Warden, Border Patrol, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC)
Special: School District Police, Railroad Police, Port Police, Tribal Police
Law/ Court System
Prosecutor
Defense Attorney
Judge
Advocate
County Clerk
Stenographer/Court Reporter (type all proceedings)
Paralegal
Court Interpreter
Pretrial Services
Corrections
Jailer
Prison Guard
Support Staff
Parole/Probation Officer
Juvenile Probation/Detention
Pretrial Services Officer
Technical Controls
Inmate Support
Warden
Intake and Release
Presentations & Speakers
We have many professionals come present to students on campus and give them a feel for their careers and different opportunities that are available. Speakers we have had in the past: FBI, DEA, Attorneys, IBM, HPD Mounted Police, GCSO Forensic Services Unit, Fire Marshall's Office K9 Scent Unit. Many more to come!
Field Trips
Field trips are essential for students to develop a true understanding of what criminal justice professionals do on a daily basis. Field trips scheduled have included: Galveston County jail and courts, Pasadena Fire Station #5, Galveston Coast Guard Station, Houston Emergency Center, TransStar, CERT Rodeo, and University of Houston Law Center. Seniors in the past have also participated in the school Senior Cruise out of Galveston. We are always adding to our ever growing list!
What Do We Do In Class???
- Latent Prints
- Fingerprint Comparison
- Court Proceedings
- Presumptive Blood Tests
- Evidence Collection
- Hair & Fiber Analysis
- Shooting Range
- Defense Tactics
- DNA Collection
- Handcuffing
- Evidence Collection
CTHS Criminal Justice Club
All of our criminal justice students are encouraged to join our Criminal Justice Club.
Our club exists to support our pathway and our Skills USA competitors, to raise funds for competition costs, and to provide our students with an opportunity to participate with and lead a student organization.
Activities include: movie nights, field trips (paint ball, Sam Houston State University, go-kart racing), fundraising, SkillsUSA competitions, Fall Festival, End Of Year Banquet, and more!
Skills USA Competitions
Skills USA is a partnership of students, teachers, and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. Skills USA helps each student excel. We provide educational programs, events, and competitions that support career and technical education in our nation’s classrooms.
Building Search
Crime Scene Investigation
Traffic Stops/Criminal Justice Competition
Research Project/Poster
Internships
Seniors may choose to participate in our internship program where they work with professionals in the field of their choosing. Areas of study include, but are not limited to:
- Law Offices
- Forensic Services Unit (crime scene investigation)
- Municipal Courts
- Police Departments
Teen Court
Working with the Pasadena Municipal Court, we hold teen court once a month. Our students act as defense and prosecution attorneys, court bailiff, and members of the jury. These are real court cases from juveniles in Pasadena. Proceedings are held to determine sentencing of the defendant (these teens plead guilty in court and agree to Teen Court sentencing). Municipal judges preside over the court and attorneys from the area act as mentors during the trial.
Certifications
Dispatch Certification
The ETC (Emergency Telecommunications Certification) is a 40-hour program produced by the IAED and is designed to train new employees unfamiliar with emergency communication centers, emergency telecommunication technology, interpersonal communication, legal issues, and job stress factors. This course is essential to effective emergency dispatch. The course emphasizes sound training and proven protocols to guide the highest standards of care. During the course, participants learn through instructor-led lecture, discussion, video segments, audiotape review, hands-on practice and role-playing to increase their expertise and confidence in extreme situations.
Topics Include:
Telecommunications Technologies
Call management
Classification of Police, Fire, and EMS calls for service
Disaster Readiness
Radios and Radio Broadcast Procedures
Legal Aspects
Quality Assurance
Stress Management
Municipal Jailer Certification
This course prepares participants to begin a new career with the knowledge and skills necessary to work in a municipal jail or detention facility environment. This course was designed with the Texas Municipal Jail Association to meet the recommendations for municipal jailer training. (Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) requirements for Municipal Jailer course #3510).
Topics Include:
Addressing injurious behavior
Courtroom testimony
Emergency situations
Human aspects
Inmate health care
Intake procedures
Introduction to detention facilities
Prisoner services
Report writing
Security protocols
Teen CERT
The Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program is a national program of volunteers trained in disaster preparedness and emergency response. Volunteers come from all ages and all walks of life, including teenagers like you! Through Teen CERT, you can serve your community and help take care of your school and home.
Topics Include:
Put out small fires and conduct light search and rescue
Assist those who are injured and set up medical treatment areas
Assist emergency responders
Identify and anticipate hazards and reduce fire hazards in the home and workplace
Help reduce survivor stress
Basic Life Support (CPR)
The AHA’s BLS course trains participants to promptly recognize several life-threatening emergencies, give high-quality chest compressions, deliver appropriate ventilations and provide early use of an AED. Reflects science and education from the American Heart Association Guidelines Update for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).
Topics Include:
High-quality CPR for adults, children, and infants
The AHA Chain of Survival, specifically the BLS components
Important early use of an AED
Effective ventilations using a barrier device
Importance of teams in multi-rescuer resuscitation and performance as an effective team member during multi-rescuer CPR
Relief of foreign-body airway obstruction (choking) for adults and infants
Dr. Melissa Ryan
MRyan@pasadenaisd.org
Mr. Mike Y'Barbo
MYbarbo@pasadenaisd.org
Questions?
Join the CTHS Criminal Justice Remind to ask questions of Dr. Ryan & Mr. Y'Barbo!
If you have a smartphone, click on the link below and follow the instructions to sign up for Remind and join the class. https://www.remind.com/join/kgd98f
If you do not have a smartphone, you can sign up for text notifications. Text the message @kgd98f to the number 81010.
*If you are having trouble with 81010, you can text the message @kgd98f to the number 832-323-6036.