Government and Public Administration

Mock Trial

27657000

Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to gain an understanding of our court system. We will use a variety of activities throughout the semester. Some assignments will be completed individually but many will require the interaction and cooperation of all class members as a team. We will compare and contrast the depiction of the courts from the media with that of the real world. We will examine how the court system reflects and changes our ideas about justice and fairness. The final exam each semester will be the presentation of a “mock trial”, which will be judged by a jury of staff and community members. Throughout the year we will study the Bill of Rights, court procedure, the juvenile justice system and topics of special interest/current

events in the courts. We will use a variety of source materials (texts, films, current events . . .) throughout the year. We will use actual, as well as fictional, cases as we examine various issues.

1 year, 1 elective credit.  Grade 10,11,12

Prerequisites: None

Exploration of Public Service Careers/ Community Protection 

25017000/25037000 


Course Description (25017000): Course exposes students to the duties, responsibilities, requirements, and career opportunities within public service.  Course topics vary and may include (but are not limited to) the following: education; protective services; correction, judicial, and probation services; fire protection and firefighting; public administration; and social work.  Course activities depend upon the career clusters explored.

Course Description (25037000): Course provides students with information regarding the personnel and agencies concerned with protection of the home, city, state, and nation.  Topics may include civil defense and disaster preparedness; crime prevention; pollution control; fire prevention and control; legal and social systems and principles; and public health.  These topics may be explored as a community resident and citizen using these services, or as one interested in pursuing a career in public service

1 year, 1 elective credit.  Grade 9, 10,11,12

Prerequisites: None


Criminal Justice Assisting

25137000

Course Description: Course trains students to understand and apply the principles and procedures essential to the U.S. criminal justice system.  The principles and structure of the justice system and the law are explored; course content also typically includes traffic control, investigation, search and arrest, laboratory, forensic, and trial procedures.  Students may also learn CPR and first aid skills, personal defense tactics, and crime prevention techniques.

1 year, 1 elective credit.  Grade 10, 11, 12

Prerequisites: Exploration of Public Service Careers/ Community Protection