Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

Unit 1: Professional Standards and Employer Expectations  (Choices 360)

Unit 2: Introduction to Professional Communication

Unit 3: Safety, First Aid, and Critical-Thinking Skills

Unit 3: Safety, First Aid,

 and Critical-Thinking Skills

Unit 4: Legal Roles 

and Responsibilities

Unit 5: Working Cooperatively 

within LPSSC Agencies

Unit 6: Essentials

 of Criminal Law 

Unit 8: The Court 

System Professional

Unit 7: The Public 

Safety Professional

Unit 9: The Correction

 System Professional

Unit 10: The Private 

SecurityProfessional

Unit 11: The Fire

Protection Professional

Unit 1 Professional Standards: (3 weeks) 

• explore possible career choices

• understand the benefits of preparing early for a career. 

• relate skills learned in school to skills applied in the workforce. 

• prepare for a career by considering alternative post-high school options. 

• understand different lifestyles and cultures. 

• realize personal interests and strengths.

• recognize stereotypes. 

Unit 2: Academic 

Knowledge and

 Communication Skills (3 weeks)

-evaluate effective use of grammar to develop verbal communication skills;

-Avoiding Jargon; using proper communication as a professional

-demonstrate effective interpersonal skills necessary to communicate with coworkers and the public.

Unit 3: Safety, First Aid,

 and Critical-Thinking

 Skills (3 weeks)

-safe and healthful working conditions in a law and public safety environment

-identify, analyze, and evaluate the dangers associated with the different career fields;

-discuss methods for safe handling of hazardous materials;

Unit 3: Safety, First Aid,

 and Critical-Thinking

 Skills (3 weeks)

- Identify safety, help with first aid situations

-Check, Call, Care

-Differentiate between the three types of bleeding.

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

-Recognize and treat for Anaphalaxis, shock, heart attack, insect sting, overdose

 -Demonstrate first aid and CPR procedures.

Unit 4: Legal Roles 

and Responsibilities (3 Weeks)

-Examine real-world situations involving ethical dilemmas and professional conduct;

-Explain laws, regulations, and policies that govern professionals; and

-Recommend a strategy for responding to an unethical or illegal situation.

Unit 5: Working

 Cooperatively 

within LPSSC Agencies (3 weeks)

discuss the importance of police, fire, emergency medical services, court, corrections, and security systems working together to protect the public;

-examine the roles and responsibilities of first responders;

-identify jurisdictional problems that may arise as multiple agencies work together; and

-differentiate the roles of private security and public law enforcement agencies.

Fall CCA- over Units 1- 5

Unit 6: Essentials

 of Criminal Law (4 weeks)

-identify the sources and origin of law in the United States;

-explain the impact of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights on criminal law in regard to the rights of citizens;

-differentiate between crimes classified as felonies or misdemeanors and the punishments 

-analyze the essential elements and classifications of a crime;

-identify problems commonly associated with the enforcement of criminal laws; and

-identify the process by which laws are enacted.

Unit 8: The Court 

System Professional (2 weeks)

-examine the roles of the courtroom work group careers such as judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, and bailiffs;

-explain pretrial and courtroom procedures;

-identify types of sentencing and sentencing rules

Unit 7: The Public 

Safety Professional (3 weeks)

-identify career opportunities in federal, state, county, and municipal law enforcement agencies;

- identify the education and training required for various levels of law enforcement;

- discuss the history of policing in the United States;

- identify the roles and responsibilities of law enforcement professionals;

- analyze the impact of constitutional law on police as it relates to arrest, use of force, searches, and seizure;

- identify how public safety professionals manage the stress related to these jobs.

Unit 9: The Correction

 System Professional (3 weeks)

-explain career opportunities available in the correctional system, including probation and parole;

-explain the duties and responsibilities of correctional officers;

- recognize the history of prisons in the United States;

- explain the differences between jails and prisons;

- identify the levels of security in prisons and jails; and

- explain the constitutional rights of inmates in prisons and jails.

Unit 10: The Private 

SecurityProfessional (3 weeks)

-explain the career opportunities available in private security;

-discuss the history and importance of private security in the United States; and

-examine the relationship between private security and public safety agencies.

Unit 11: The Fire

Protection Professional (3 weeks)

-identify the career opportunities in fire protection services;

-explain the duties and responsibilities of firefighters;

-recognize the importance of the operation of 911 and computer-aided dispatch systems; and

-explain the relationships among police, fire, and emergency medical services.

Spring CCA

Required Project:

Investigate a Career in the Law, Fire, Corrections, or Security Cluster Using 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 through posters, Gallery walk, or Google Slide Show.

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. Create a first aid & Safety Brochure

Required Project:

Elements of a Crime

Students will be able to differentiate the 4 elements of a specific crime and demonstrate them. San Antonio crime case Project/Presentation.

Required Project:

Respond to an Unethical Situation

 In connection to “Decoding a Code of Conduct - Activity” 

Students will write a script (Skit) to illustrate the scenario and clearly show what the proper and improper ways to handle the situation would be. After skit, the class will create other possible solutions.

Additional Activities: 

Wound dressing 

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.

Cycle 1: 

-Professionalism

-Ethics

Cycle 2: 

-Teamwork

-Problem Solving

Cycle 3:

-Self Management Skill

-Conflict Resolution

-Leadership

Cycle 4:

Communication Skills