Criminology 101. Criminal Justice Careers and Forensic Science! FLEX

This is a FLEX class with no live meetings.  Students will enjoy videos that they may view over and over again if desired.  No prior knowledge is needed.  Learners will learn about the various jobs available in the criminal justice sector.  Learners will learn the components of crime scene processing and evidence collecting.  Many vocabulary terms will be presented in a slide-show presentation filled with valuable facts.  Your child will come away with a better understanding of criminology and evidence collecting.  
Students will participate in classroom comments, worksheets, quizzes and project demonstrations.  Each learner will post comments on their own work, and the work of their classmates.  Students will learn the requirements of education for their chosen career.  At the end of the session, students will post their favorite job of interest and explain why they are interested in it.  Students will enjoy discussions with each other through classroom comments and games.  Your learner will learn how to create a secret code and how to read in code.  Each learner will post their key and have other students try to figure out what was written.
There will be no live meetings, but I will be available for questions and comments.  A certificate of completion will be awarded at the end of the session.

Week One 
What is criminology? and what careers are available?

Week Two 
Evidence collection, fingerprints, witnesses

Week Three 
Forensic science

Work Four 
Computer aided research

Week Five 
Arson, Miranda rights and right to speedy trial

Week Six 
Preparing for trial

Week Seven  
Probation and inmates

Week Eight 
False imprisonment and how cases were reversed

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