Criminal Justice
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Bruce Streb

Criminal Justice

Two-Year Program

What you’ll learn:

  • Traffic investigation and enforcement
  • Report writing
  • Crime scene investigation
  • Evidence processing
  • Private and industrial security
  • Arrest, search and seizure laws
  • Crisis intervention
  • Unarmed self-defense
  • Ohio’s criminal and traffic laws

Typical jobs to start your career:

  • Corrections Officer
  • Emergency Dispatcher
  • Retail/Industrial Security Specialist
  • Store Detective
  • Private Investigator
  • Public Safety Officer

Employers of students from this program:

  • Boardman Township Police
  • Columbus, Ohio, Police Dept.
  • J.C. Penney Loss Prevention
  • Ohio Bureau of Prisons
  • Securitas Security Services
  • Struthers Police Dept.
  • Springfield Township Police

College and related education:

Graduates can continue on to either a two-year associate degree or a four-year bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, with a focus on either police science/police administration or corrections, offered at Youngstown State University and Kent State University.

Comments:

You may decide, as do many students, to complete a two-year college program in police science and/or a term of military service before joining a law enforcement agency. Because of age and education requirements in most public security areas, a three- or four-year delay is likely before you can legally become a public peace officer. Your MCCTC Criminal Justice education can also help you specialize in security, intelligence or police work in the armed forces.