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Criminal Justice

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
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An Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree or Short Certificate can be earned in Criminal Justice with concentrations in:

  • Criminal Justice Forensic Concentration, A.A.S.
  • Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Concentration, A.A.S.
  • Criminal Justice Fundamentals, Short Certificate
  • FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Drone Training Program

Contact Information

Mr. Torrance Laney

Department Chair/Instructor

Email: tlaney@wallace.edu

Office: (334) 556-2449

Ms. Collins Trott

Division Director

Email: ctrott@wallace.edu

Office: (334) 556-2352