Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security M

Unit 1: History and Development of Criminal Law and Public Safety

Unit 2: Law Enforcement

Cont. Unit 2: Law Enforcement

Unit 3:  Personal and Work Related Health, Safety and Ethics

Unit 4: Certifications and Standard

Unit 5:Court Roles, Process and Procedures

Unit 6: Corrections / Private Security

Unit 7: Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services

Unit 8: Hazardous Materials safety and response

BASIC FIRST AID

Unit 1:(6  Weeks) 

-Introduction into Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, Corrections and Security.

-Identify the sources and origins of laws in the United States. 

-Explain the impact of the United States Constitution and Bill of Rights on criminal law in regard to the rights of citizens. 

-Analyze the impact of constitutional law on the police as it relates to arrest, use of force, and search and seizures. 

-Differentiate between crimes classified as felonies or misdemeanors and the punishments for each.

-Analyze the essential elements and classifications of a crime. 

-Identify the problems commonly associated with the enforcement of criminal laws. 

-Outline the process by which laws are enacted

Unit 2:(3 Weeks) 

-Law  Enforcement Procedures

-Identify career opportunities at the Municipal, County, State and Federal Levels

Identify the education and training required for various levels of law enforcement. 

-Identify the Role and Responsibilities of Law Enforcement Professionals.

-Identify how Public Safety professionals manage stress related to these jobs 

-Define when a person is under arrest, in constructive custody, and under restraint.

-Recognize that once an arrest, search, or stop has been made, the information gathered to establish probable cause or to articulate suspicion to justify the officer’s initial action cannot be added.

-Analyze the impact of Constitutional Law on police as it relates to arrests, use of force, searches and seizures

Verbal communication: model effective verbal communication with victim, suspect, witness.

-Identify the advantages of obtaining a search Warrant.

What are workplace professionalism and ethics in Law Enforcement careers?

-Common problems that exist when attempting to enforce laws against crimes such as electronic crimes, hate crimes, hot pursuits, human trafficking, and use of force involving special populations. Analyze various criminal laws. Define electronic crimes, hate crimes, hot pursuits, human trafficking, racial profiling, and special populations. Resolve ethical issues as they relate to enforcing criminal laws.  

-Law  Enforcement Procedures

Cont. Unit 2:(3 Weeks)

-Identify the advantages of obtaining a search Warrant.

What are workplace professionalism and ethics in Law Enforcement careers?

-Common problems that exist when attempting to enforce laws against crimes such as electronic crimes, hate crimes, hot pursuits, human trafficking, and use of force involving special populations. Analyze various criminal laws. Define electronic crimes, hate crimes, hot pursuits, human trafficking, racial profiling, and special populations. Resolve ethical issues as they relate to enforcing criminal laws.  

-Law  Enforcement Procedures

Unit 3: (6 Weeks)

-Identify the dangers associated in careers in Law Enforcement and Public Safety

-Discuss the importance of health and fitness in Law Enforcement, Fire Department 

-Identify how public safety professionals manage stress related to these jobs

Unit: 4 (3 Weeks)

 -The student will be able to: Identify the steps of CPR

-Differentiate between the three types of bleeding.

Unit: 5 (3 Weeks) 

-Define the participants involved in the criminal trial process

-Identify and explain the roles of the various professional members of the courtroom workgroup

 -Identify and explain the roles of the various paraprofessional and nonprofessional participants

-Explain how professional and nonprofessional courtroom participants work together to bring most criminal trials to a successful close.

-What role does each criminal court in Texas play?

-Identify types of sentencing and sentencing rules

Unit 6: (3 Weeks)

-Explain what career opportunities are available in the correctional system, including probation and parole. 

-Explain the duties and responsibilities of correctional officers

-Outline the history of prisons in the U.S.

- Explain the differences between jails and prisons

-. Identify the levels of security in prisons and jails. 

- Explain the constitutional rights of inmates in prisons and jails

-Explain the career opportunities available in private security

-Discuss the history and importance of private security in the United States

-Examine the relationship between private security and public safety agencies

-Identify key terms associated with ethics in private security

-Understand regulations and policies that govern private security personnel

Unit 7: (3 Weeks)

-Identify career opportunities in public and private fire services sector  

-Explain the duties and responsibilities of fire fighting jobs in fire services 

-Explain the duties of non-fire fighting jobs in the fire services

-Define key terms associated with EMS

-Distinguish between public and private EMS

-Describe the role and responsibilities of the EMS professional 

-Discuss the history of EMS

-Explain how ethics affect interactions with patients, healthcare professionals and the public      

Unit 8: (6 Weeks)

 Law Enforcement , Corrections, and Fire Department employees often work in dangerous environments with and without hazardous materials. In order to stay safe, they must be able to recognize the dangers and handle hazardous materials safely. The student will be able to:

 Define key terms. Identify the categories of hazardous materials List common hazardous materials. Discuss methods for safe handling of hazardous materials Use special requirements for handling hazardous materials to maintain a safe working environment. Recommend strategies for issues related to the safety and health of employees based on an assessment of a simulated workplace environment.

-Recognize the steps in wound care. Examine the injuries resulting from extreme heat and cold

 -Demonstrate first aid and CPR procedures.

-Community Emergency Response Training

Required Project:

Research Paper over an influential Person (ie; Sir Robert Peel, Bow Street Runners)

Required Project:

Using Choices 360 

What are the career opportunities and job requirements within the public safety field? Career Opportunities: -Municipal 1. Police Department 2. City Marshall 3. Fire Department 4. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) 5. Jailer 6. 9-1-1 Operator 7. Crime Scene Investigator 8. Code Enforcement 9. Animal Control 

-County 1. Sheriff’s Deputy 2. Detention Officer 3. Constable 4. Probation Officer 5. Juvenile Probation 

Detention 6. Medical Examiner’s Investigator 7. District Attorney’s Investigator

Required Project:

Discuss and demonstrate the importance of good health and physical fitness that is required by a Career in Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security.

Required Project:

What are the functions of the different participants in the courtroom powerpoint, poster, or essay presentation. 

-Research types of alternative sentencing

Required Project:

Choices 360

Students to research careers in corrections/Private security within their geographical area, including information about hiring guidelines, job duties, and salaries. The students should report their findings to the class. They can then compare and contrast correctional careers, and discuss the differences between jails and prisons.

Required Project:

First Aid Triage,

Divide the class into teams. Have each team assess the victim and demonstrate the proper treatment on a simulated victim

Additional Activities:

Historical Origins: -The Code of Hammurabi  the earliest example of legal codes governing both criminal and civil cases. 282 codes from early Babylon. 

The Magna Carta.

Discuss and demonstrate the importance of good health and physical fitness that is required by Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security career. 

Additional Activities: 

How does the 4th amendment impact arrest, search, seizure, and use of force?

Discuss and demonstrate the importance of good health and physical fitness that is required by Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security careers.

Additional Activities: 

Discuss and demonstrate the importance of good health and physical fitness that is required by Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security career.

Additional Activities: What is involved in the pretrial phase of a trial? What are proper courtroom procedures?

Discuss and demonstrate the importance of good health and physical fitness that is required by Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security careers. 

Additional Activities:

Outline the History of U.S. Prisons. Have the students work individually or

in groups to research and create a general outline of the History of the U.S.

Prisons.

Additional Activities: 

Wound dressing 

Stop the bleed

Employability Skills:

Professionalism: Uniform for Students

Employability Skills:

Teamwork-Problem Solving

Employability Skills:

Self Management Skill

Employability Skills:

Communication Skills

Employability Skills:

Ethics

Employability Skills:

Conflict Resolution-Leadership