Health, Human, and Public Service: Law, Public Safety, Security, and Corrections Pathway

Pathway Summary: 

Careers in planning, managing, and providing legal aid, public safety, protective services and homeland security, including professional and technical support services

Pathway Courses:

• Level 1:  The Law and Introduction to Sociology
• Level 2:  Anatomy & Physiology and Teen Leadership 1
• Level 3:  Forensic Science 1 and Forensic Science 2
• Level 4:  African American/Black and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies and Statistics

See Program of Studies and Career Pathways for Other Recommended Electives and Virtual Courses recommended for this pathway.

AP and Dual Enrollment (ECE) Credit Opportunities:

AP 2D Art and Design, AP Biology, AP Calculus AB, AP Chemistry, AP Computer Science, AP European History, AP Physics (algebra-based), AP Psychology, AP English Language & Composition, AP English Literature & Composition, AP Statistics, AP United States Government & Politics, AP United States History, AP World History, UConn ECE Music Theory 1 and 2, UConn ECE Music Appreciation, UConn ECE Physics 1201Q, UConn ECE Physics 1202, UConn ECE French 5, UConn ECE Spanish 5, UConn Seminar in Writing through Literature

Recommended Clubs & Organizations:

• Debate
• Math Team
• Science Club
• Eco-Adventures and Archaeology Club
• Interact
• Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD)

Key Business and Industry Partners:

• Town of Westbrook
• Farver and Heffernan, Attorneys

Future Careers:

HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-DEMAND CAREERS after Advanced Degree:  Lawyers; Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers; Judicial Law Clerks; Judges, Magistrate Judges and Magistrates

HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-DEMAND CAREERS after Bachelors Degree:  Paralegals and Legal Assistants, Probation Officers and Correctional treatment Specialists

HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-DEMAND CAREERS after Certificate:  Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics, Firefighters, First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers, Paralegals and Legal Assistants

HIGH-WAGE, HIGH-SKILL, HIGH-DEMAND CAREERS after high school:  Animal Control Workers; Correctional Officers and Jailers; Detectives and Criminal Investigators; Gaming Surveillance Officers and Gaming Investigators; Police, Fire, and Ambulance Dispatchers; Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers (at age 21), Private Detectives and Investigators