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Criminal Justice is a broad-based career exploration program intended to give secondary education students skills, knowledge, behaviors, and occupational opportunities in the field.  Through a blending of  rigorous academics with a strong hands-on component, students gain insight into what it takes to be successful in Criminal Justice. Adult students may be interested in participating in our 8 hour security officer training seminars held throughout the school year. Interested adults should contact the Adult Education Coordinator at the Bohlen Technical Center.

 

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E-mail Instructors:

pcohen@mail.boces.com

jscofiel@mail.boces.com


WHY CRIMINAL JUSTICE?


 

EARN COLLEGE CREDITS: Students completing the two year program may be eligible to receive up to 6 credit hours from participating colleges and universities, including: Jefferson Community College, Herkimer County Community College, and Mohawk Valley Community College, and Bryant Stratton. 

EARN INTEGRATED ACADEMIC CREDITS: Students may be eligible to receive integrated academic credit in English, Science, and Participation in Government at the discretion of their home-school district.

WORK WITH STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY: Students will be equipped and trained with the most current technology found in the field. Students will work with firearm simulators, suspect-identification kits, and investigation kits.

PARTICIPATE IN INTERNSHIPS: Extensive internships are available to eligible students. Participating internship sites include: sheriff’s department, town/city/village police departments, probation, corrections, military police, local courts, and law firms.

BECOME A SUCCESSFUL GRADUATE: Criminal Justice graduates continue their post-secondary education and training at a very high rate. Seventy-five percent of our graduates continue their education at colleges and universities, and approximately twenty-three percent enter the military.

EXPAND ONE'S CAREER POTENTIAL: Students meeting various prerequisites may be eligible to enter a career in the field of Criminal Justice. A brief listing of career opportunities would include: corrections, military police, private and retail security, paralegal, federal, state and local level law enforcement, and probation.

 


OUR PROGRAM IN ACTION

 


 

 


To learn more, please arrange a visit with your local guidance counselor, e-mail the classroom instructor above, or call us at (315) 779-7200. We look forward to hearing from you.