(a) General requirements. This course is recommended for students in Grades 10-12. Recommended prerequisite: Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security. Students shall be awarded one credit for successful completion of this course.
(b) Introduction.
  (1) Career and technical education instruction provides content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills for students to further their education and succeed in current or emerging professions.
  (2) The Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security Career Cluster focuses on planning, managing, and providing legal services, public safety, protective services, and homeland security, including professional and technical support services.
  (3) In Correctional Services, students prepare for certification required for employment as a municipal, county, state, or federal correctional officer. Students will learn the role and responsibilities of a county or municipal correctional officer; discuss relevant rules, regulations, and laws of municipal, county, state, or federal facilities; and discuss defensive tactics, restraint techniques, and first aid procedures as used in the municipal, county, state, or federal correctional setting. Students will analyze rehabilitation and alternatives to institutionalization for inmates.
  (4) Students are encouraged to participate in extended learning experiences such as career and technical student organizations and other leadership or extracurricular organizations.
  (5) Statements that contain the word "including" reference content that must be mastered, while those containing the phrase "such as" are intended as possible illustrative examples.
(c) Knowledge and skills.
  (1) The student demonstrates professional standards/employability skills as required by business and industry. The student is expected to achieve business and industry employability skills standards such as attendance, on-time arrival, meeting deadlines, working toward personal/team goals every day, and ethical use of technology.
  (2) The student researches the history of correctional services in the municipal, county, state, or federal setting. The student is expected to:
    (A) examine the history of corrections such as municipal, county, state, and federal;
    (B) examine the rules of conduct and disciplinary action guidelines for employees of municipal, county, state, or federal correctional facilities;
    (C) analyze personal responsibilities, including preferences, to determine requirements for employment in municipal, county, state, or federal correctional services; and
    (D) effectively search methods to locate potential employment opportunities in municipal, county, state, or federal correctional services.
  (3) The student recognizes professional standards and ethical responsibilities in the municipal, county, state, or federal correctional facilities. The student is expected to:
    (A) identify employer expectations such as effective verbal communication skills; professional conduct; knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies; punctuality and attendance; initiative; cooperation; time management; and sensitivity to and value for diversity;
    (B) identify professional standards in municipal, county, state, or federal correctional facilities such as dress, grooming, and personal protective equipment as appropriate; and leadership and teamwork when collaborating with others to accomplish goals and objectives; and
    (C) analyze the ethical responsibilities of correctional officers to ensure protections of rights.
  (4) The student uses verbal communication skills necessary for municipal, county, state, or federal correctional officers. The student is expected to:
    (A) define technical concepts and vocabulary associated with municipal, county, state, or federal correctional services through effective verbal communication; and
    (B) contribute to group discussions and meetings by demonstrating active listening and effective speaking skills.
  (5) The student performs active listening skills to obtain and clarify information. The student is expected to:
    (A) apply listening skills to obtain and clarify information provided in verbal communication; and
    (B) demonstrate communication skills to explain the meaning of technical vocabulary concepts related to correctional services.
  (6) The student uses first aid, infection control, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in a correctional facility. The student is expected to:
    (A) demonstrate first aid procedures, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and automated external defibrillator use in a simulated emergency situation;
    (B) comply with standard precautions as they relate to infection control; and
    (C) use special requirements for handling hazardous materials to maintain a safe working environment.
  (7) The student recognizes constitutional laws and laws of correctional systems. The student is expected to:
    (A) apply constitutional laws, including laws of arrest, to execute official correctional service duties while respecting citizen rights;
    (B) explore the impact of the U.S. legal system on the correctional system;
    (C) differentiate between the civil and criminal justice systems and explain how change impacts correctional services;
    (D) use the appropriate techniques to manage crisis situations to protect individuals and society;
    (E) execute protocols associated with arrest, search, and seizure using the statutes set forth by the Fourth Amendment;
    (F) summarize the rights of an individual being interrogated under the Fifth Amendment;
    (G) examine trial, jury, and due process rights; and
    (H) state the conditions under which citizens and non-citizens of the United States may be interrogated in the correctional environment.
  (8) The student models behaviors during interactions with prisoners that demonstrate concern for individuals with disabilities. The student is expected to:
    (A) apply the appropriate procedures for use with individuals who have mental disorders, physical disabilities, communication disorders, and atypical behaviors;
    (B) execute protocols to provide appropriate assistance to people with disabilities and impairments; and
    (C) analyze the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act on inmates and correctional staff.
  (9) The student uses conflict resolution skills and knowledge to resolve conflicts among individuals in correctional environments. The student is expected to:
    (A) examine the origins of conflict and the needs that motivate behavior;
    (B) analyze different responses to conflict and the results generated;
    (C) use principle-centered conflict resolution processes in order to resolve conflicts; and
    (D) interpret visual and vocal cues to comprehend information received such as from body language, eye movement, voice tone, and voice inflection.
  (10) The student analyzes hostile situations and executes conflict management strategies to take charge of problems that arise in correctional settings. The student is expected to:
    (A) review security post procedures in a correctional facility;
    (B) explain the importance of a perimeter security system;
    (C) appraise situations and select the appropriate degree of force;
    (D) complete steps involved in pre-event planning to respond to crisis situations; and
    (E) perform appropriate crisis management to protect individual and societal rights.
  (11) The student applies technical skill procedures of correctional staff to effectively manage day-to-day operations of correctional facilities. The student is expected to:
    (A) demonstrate knowledge of policies and procedures for inmate supervision and discipline;
    (B) demonstrate protocol designed to restrain individuals placed into custody without violating personal rights or jeopardizing personal safety;
    (C) develop emergency plans and procedures for correctional facilities;
    (D) describe the process for providing food services and the critical elements to ensure an effective operation;
    (E) describe the steps for processing inmates such as reception, orientation, and classification;
    (F) conduct a simulated parole interview;
    (G) analyze prisoner re-entry programs and the effect of the programs on the community; and
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