LAW RELATED CAREERS

In keeping with the school’s mission statement, upon graduation from Eastern Tech students in the Law Related Career major should be prepared for active citizenship and be able to compete in undergraduate collegiate programs in the field of law. To do so, the LRC program needs to address the skills and content needed to be successful in wide variety of professions in the vast fields of law and law enforcement. Students at Eastern Tech begin their career major classes in the 10^th grade. The focus of the 10^th grade program will be on criminal and civil justice. This course will build on the knowledge students gained in their ninth grade American Government class, with an emphasis on the judicial and executive branches. In the 11^th grade, students in LRC will be focusing on Constitutional law. This course will build on students’ understanding of the system of American government, as well as its historical roots as discovered in the 10^th grade BCPS world history program. Students will not only learn the theories behind our system of law, but how they are applied by systems of law enforcement everyday. In the 12^th grade, students will be focusing on applying the theories of the law in mock police investigations and trials. This course will emphasize not only the practices of criminal investigation, but also the roles and procedures of criminal and civil court.

Detailed Course Descriptions

GRADE 10 (1 credit) Law Related Careers I	Focus on Criminal Justice Builds on 9^th grade American Government curriculum Emphasis on criminal and civil law
GRADE 11 (2 credits) Law Related Careers II	Focus on Constitutional Law Builds on 9^th grade Constitution unit Emphasis on development of Supreme Court precedents
GRADE 12 (1 credit) Law Related Careers III	Focus on Application of the Law Builds on 10^th and 11^th grade topics Emphasis on criminal procedure and court system