Are you ready for a challenging and exciting career protecting and serving the public?

The Criminal Justice program is designed to train law enforcement personnel to maintain law and order, collect evidence and information, and conduct investigations and surveillance. The program will provide law enforcement officers the necessary skills to conduct routine investigations.

Criminalistics are emphasized, and particular emphasis is placed on laboratory practices used to develop investigative evidence, including finger print and DNA analysis.

Graduates can go on to careers in such jobs as:

  • Corrections Officer
  • Crime Scene Technician
  • Evidence Technician
  • Fingerprint Technician
  • Forensic Technician
  • Game Warden
  • Police Officer
  • Probation Officer
  • State Trooper

The Criminal Justice program has two concentrations and a training program to select from:

Program Information

Mr. Jason Owen, Division Director

Email: jowen@wallace.edu

Office: (334) 983-3521 ext. 2247


Mr. Torrance Laney, Instructor - Criminal Justice

Email: tlaney@wallace.edu

Office: (334) 687-3543 ext. 4224


Degree Offered: Associate Degree, Short Certificate

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