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CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PRE LAW AT GORDONSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 1 -- INTRODUCTORY IN TO THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD. WE COVER THE THREE CORE COMPONENTS OF THE AMERICAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (LAW ENFORCMENT, THE COURTS AND CORRECTIONS). WE BEGIN A DETAILED STUDY OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE AMENDMENTS WHICH ARE THE PILLARS OUR OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. WE COVER ETHICS, TYPES OF LAW, TYPES OF CRIMES AND CLASSIFICATIONS, THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM, CRIMINAL PROCEDURES AND ARREST, CRIMES IMPACT ON INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES, SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS AND THE JUDICAL SYSTEM. WE END THE LAST SEMESTER WITH A CRIMINAL MOCK TRIAL OVER REAL CASES.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2 -- CONCENTRATION ON SKILLS USED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE FIELD (COMMUNICATION, CRITICAL THINKING, DE-ESCALATION, REPORT WRITING, CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS AND CRIME SCENES, FIELD SOBRIETY, INTERROGATIONS/INTERVIEWING, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, AND CAREER EXPLORATION.) ALSO, WE BEGIN UTILIZING SKILLS USA AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE COMPETITIONS. ALSO, AT THE END OF THE SPRING SEMESTER, WE CONDUCT A CRIMINAL MOCK TRIAL OVER A REAL CASE.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 3 -- FORENSICS AND CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION ARE THE PRIORITY. WE LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF FORENSICS, UNDERSTAND CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR (CSI'S) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES, CRIME SCENE TYPES AND SECURING THE SCENE. WE COVER CRIME SCENE EVALUATION, PROCESSING AND DOCUMENTATION. WE STUDY DIFFERENT TYPES OF EVIDENCE (FINGERPRINTS, DNA, BLOOD SPATTER, TIRE AND SHOE TRACKS, BALLISTICS, NARCOTICS, HAIR AND FIBERS, ETC.). WE STUDY THE AUTOPSY PROCESS, BONE IDENTIFICATION, ALONG WITH FIRE AND ARSON INVESTIGATIONS. THERE WILL ALSO BE MOCK TRIALS.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 4 -- THIS IS PRACTICUM/CAPSTONE LEVEL COURSE THAT CONCETRATES ON ADVANCED CRIME SCENE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION, BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS, CRIMINAL PROFILING, ADVANCED INTERROGATIONS, COLD CASE INVESTIGATIONS, TECHNOLOGY (DIGITAL EVIDENCE AND CYBERCRIME) EXPERT WITNESSES FOR COURT AND CAREER PATHWAYS. THERE ARE MOCK TRIALS THAT ARE PART OF THIS.
PRE LAW -- INTRODUCTION IN TO THE UNITED STATES LEGAL SYSTEM. WE COVER THE U.S. CONSTITUTION/AMENDMENTS AND HIGH COURT DECISIONS. WE DISCUSS THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN CIVIL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW, BUSINESS LAW AND JUVENILE LAW. WE COVER LEGALLY BINDING DOCUMENTS SUCH AS COURT ORDERs, CONTRACTS, ETC. WE DISCUSS THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS, KNOWLEDGE OF THE LAW, LEGAL RESEARCH AND COURT ROOM PRESENTATION. WE DO SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON MOCK COURT SCENARIOS AND STUDY AND DEBATE REAL TIME LEGAL ISSUES
About me
My name is Patrick Warren and I am entering my 4th year Teaching Criminal Justice at Gordonsville High School. I am from Gordonsville, Tn and the opportuntiy to be "HOME" means something. I am a 1989 Graduate of Gordonsville High School and a 1994 Graduate of Cumberland University with a B.A. in Criminal Justice/Social Science. Before teaching, I worked inside the Criminal Justice Field for 28 years. I spent 16 years with the Tennessee Department of Children's Services as a Child Protective Services Investigator and the last 4 of those supervised CPS Investigations. I worked closely with Law Enforcement (Local, State and Federal), the District Attorney General's Office, Local and State Courts, and numerous other entities while conducting investigations in multiple counties involving Severe Child Abuse (Child Fatalities/Homicides, Sexual Abuse, Drug Exposed children, severe physical injuries, neglect, etc.). I spent 4 years with the Smith Co. Sheriffs office (Sex Offender Registry, TIBRS Clerk, and Dispatch) and spent 8 years working for the Smith Co. Juvenile and General Sessions Court as the Youth Services Officer and Judicial Commissioner for both the Honorable Judge Michael Collins and the Honorable Judge Branden Bellar. I chose to come back to teach and bring back those years of experience to the classroom for the right reasons. I have worked with young people in some form all of my career and that is our future. I also LOVE this school that has been a significant part of the majority of my life. This year, I will begin my 26th season of broadcasting on radio and Livestreaming of Gordonsville High School Athletics. I have 3 children, Conner, age 26 who is a Police Officer for the Carthage Police Department; Kennedy, age 25, who works in the Education field; and Kyleann, age 14, who is now a Freshman High School Cheerleader. My family, this school, these students and this community mean everything to me.
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