Page 6 Students First Students explore all aspects of law enforcement at Florence Career Center Have you ever wondered what it is like to be a real police officer? For students in Florence One Schools they have the opportunity to find out. The Florence Career Center’s Law Enforcement Services program offers students the opportunity to learn the demanding job skills that are required of today’s law enforcement officers. The program is set up into two classes in which the student will earn four credits. Law Enforcement Services 1 is where students will learn the basics of being a law enforcement officer. The students will learn the same material a new officer would learn at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Students will learn about the history of law enforcement, the rights afforded to US citizens as well as visitors to our country by the US Constitution, and how to communicate these protections to the public both in written and spoken form. Students will learn about the ethics of the job so we do not intentionally violate these rights. Students will learn about several South Carolina state criminal laws that today’s police officers have to enforce such as murder, burglary, robbery, etc. They will also have to perform various physical activities to get an understanding of the physical demands of law enforcement. Lastly, students will learn about the Use of Force Continuum. The Use of Force Continuum is taught using a simulator similar to the one used at the Criminal Justice Academy. The simulator projects a scenario that other officers have faced in real life onto the screen and the students must interact with the scenario, decide the type of force needed, and then apply that force. The simulator allows the students to use handguns, pepper spray, and a Taser. The simulator really helps the students understand the split second decisions that officers have to make in the line of duty. Law Enforcement Services 2 is for those students that have made the decision that law enforcement is the career field for them. Students in Law Enforcement Services 2 learn more in depth about the different fields inside law enforcement. Students will learn about patrol procedures and how to apply accepted law enforcement tactics in situations they may face as police officers. Students will learn how to perform traffic stops, how to protect and document a crime scene, and how to prosecute cases in the court system. Students will learn about commonly abused substances, foreign and domestic terrorism, and the juvenile system in South Carolina. Law Enforcement Services 2 is a more hands-on class. The goal of Law Enforcement Services is to make sure every student that finishes the second year will be ready for the rigorous classes they will have to take at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy to begin their career in law enforcement. The class is also helpful to students that do not aspire to become law enforcement officers in that it will help them have a better understanding of our criminal justice system and a better appreciation for our law enforcement officers.
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