| (a) General requirements. This course is recommended
for students in Grades 10-12. Recommended prerequisite: Principles
of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security. Students shall be
awarded one credit for successful completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
(1) Career and technical education instruction provides
content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical
knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed
in current or emerging professions.
(2) The Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
Career Cluster focuses on planning, managing, and providing legal
services, public safety, protective services, and homeland security,
including professional and technical support services.
(3) In Correctional Services, students prepare for
certification required for employment as a municipal, county, state,
or federal correctional officer. Students will learn the role and
responsibilities of a county or municipal correctional officer; discuss
relevant rules, regulations, and laws of municipal, county, state,
or federal facilities; and discuss defensive tactics, restraint techniques,
and first aid procedures as used in the municipal, county, state,
or federal correctional setting. Students will analyze rehabilitation
and alternatives to institutionalization for inmates.
(4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended
learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations
and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
(5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference
content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such
as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
(1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability
skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected
to achieve business and industry employability skills standards such
as attendance, on-time arrival, meeting deadlines, working toward
personal/team goals every day, and ethical use of technology.
(2) The student researches the history of correctional
services in the municipal, county, state, or federal setting. The
student is expected to:
(A) examine the history of corrections such as municipal,
county, state, and federal;
(B) examine the rules of conduct and disciplinary action
guidelines for employees of municipal, county, state, or federal correctional
facilities;
(C) analyze personal responsibilities, including preferences,
to determine requirements for employment in municipal, county, state,
or federal correctional services; and
(D) effectively search methods to locate potential
employment opportunities in municipal, county, state, or federal correctional
services.
(3) The student recognizes professional standards and
ethical responsibilities in the municipal, county, state, or federal
correctional facilities. The student is expected to:
(A) identify employer expectations such as effective
verbal communication skills; professional conduct; knowledge of laws,
regulations, and policies; punctuality and attendance; initiative;
cooperation; time management; and sensitivity to and value for diversity;
(B) identify professional standards in municipal, county,
state, or federal correctional facilities such as dress, grooming,
and personal protective equipment as appropriate; and leadership and
teamwork when collaborating with others to accomplish goals and objectives;
and
(C) analyze the ethical responsibilities of correctional
officers to ensure protections of rights.
(4) The student uses verbal communication skills necessary
for municipal, county, state, or federal correctional officers. The
student is expected to:
(A) define technical concepts and vocabulary associated
with municipal, county, state, or federal correctional services through
effective verbal communication; and
(B) contribute to group discussions and meetings by
demonstrating active listening and effective speaking skills.
(5) The student performs active listening skills to
obtain and clarify information. The student is expected to:
(A) apply listening skills to obtain and clarify information
provided in verbal communication; and
(B) demonstrate communication skills to explain the
meaning of technical vocabulary concepts related to correctional services.
(6) The student uses first aid, infection control,
and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a correctional facility. The
student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate first aid procedures, cardiopulmonary
resuscitation, and automated external defibrillator use in a simulated
emergency situation;
(B) comply with standard precautions as they relate
to infection control; and
(C) use special requirements for handling hazardous
materials to maintain a safe working environment.
(7) The student recognizes constitutional laws and
laws of correctional systems. The student is expected to:
(A) apply constitutional laws, including laws of arrest,
to execute official correctional service duties while respecting citizen
rights;
(B) explore the impact of the U.S. legal system on
the correctional system;
(C) differentiate between the civil and criminal justice
systems and explain how change impacts correctional services;
(D) use the appropriate techniques to manage crisis
situations to protect individuals and society;
(E) execute protocols associated with arrest, search,
and seizure using the statutes set forth by the Fourth Amendment;
(F) summarize the rights of an individual being interrogated
under the Fifth Amendment;
(G) examine trial, jury, and due process rights; and
(H) state the conditions under which citizens and non-citizens
of the United States may be interrogated in the correctional environment.
(8) The student models behaviors during interactions
with prisoners that demonstrate concern for individuals with disabilities.
The student is expected to:
(A) apply the appropriate procedures for use with individuals
who have mental disorders, physical disabilities, communication disorders,
and atypical behaviors;
(B) execute protocols to provide appropriate assistance
to people with disabilities and impairments; and
(C) analyze the impact of the Americans with Disabilities
Act on inmates and correctional staff.
(9) The student uses conflict resolution skills and
knowledge to resolve conflicts among individuals in correctional environments.
The student is expected to:
(A) examine the origins of conflict and the needs that
motivate behavior;
(B) analyze different responses to conflict and the
results generated;
(C) use principle-centered conflict resolution processes
in order to resolve conflicts; and
(D) interpret visual and vocal cues to comprehend information
received such as from body language, eye movement, voice tone, and
voice inflection.
(10) The student analyzes hostile situations and executes
conflict management strategies to take charge of problems that arise
in correctional settings. The student is expected to:
(A) review security post procedures in a correctional
facility;
(B) explain the importance of a perimeter security
system;
(C) appraise situations and select the appropriate
degree of force;
(D) complete steps involved in pre-event planning to
respond to crisis situations; and
(E) perform appropriate crisis management to protect
individual and societal rights.
(11) The student applies technical skill procedures
of correctional staff to effectively manage day-to-day operations
of correctional facilities. The student is expected to:
(A) demonstrate knowledge of policies and procedures
for inmate supervision and discipline;
(B) demonstrate protocol designed to restrain individuals
placed into custody without violating personal rights or jeopardizing
personal safety;
(C) develop emergency plans and procedures for correctional
facilities;
(D) describe the process for providing food services
and the critical elements to ensure an effective operation;
(E) describe the steps for processing inmates such
as reception, orientation, and classification;
(F) conduct a simulated parole interview;
(G) analyze prisoner re-entry programs and the effect
of the programs on the community; and
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