Employment of police occupations is projected to grow 7% in the next 10 years.
In 2020 the median pay for a police officer was $67,920 per year or $32.35 per hour.
The median pay for correctional officers in 2020 was $47,440 per hour or $22.81 per year.

           (Source: United States Bureau of Labor Statistics)

Law and Public Safety is a program developed in partnership with the Somerset County Sheriff’s Office. Students will learn the skills that they can apply to work in criminal justice or emergency management. Students learn emergency first aid care, understand the criminal justice system, gain a working knowledge of the United States Constitution, enhance their teamwork skills, build their physical fitness, and learn basic police procedures. The program also meets a student’s physical education (gym) requirements for high school education.

Curriculum

Year 1
Basic skills, first aid, first responder training,
history of criminal justice, the U.S. Constitution

Year 2
Police equipment and technology,
NJ traffic law, organization, report writing, organized crime

Year 3
Civil vs. criminal law, dispatching, interrogation,
crime scene investigation, gathering & processing evidence

Year 4
Controlled substances, criminal corrections system,
communicating with the public, guidelines for use of force

Classes meet for 3 periods/
2 hours per day, 5 days a week

Average number of new students
accepted per year: 12

Opportunity for professional certifications: YES

Future Careers

Corrections Officer
Dispatcher
Fire Fighter
Lawyer
Paralegal
Police Officer
Public Safety Coordinator
Security Officer

Recent Student
Post-Secondary
Destinations

John Jay College

Kean University
Raritan Valley Community College
Rutgers University
Seton Hall University
New Jersey National Guard
United States Coast Guard

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