1. Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security
Career Clusters
Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security

2. Definition
Jobs in the law and public safety career cluster involve planning, managing, and providing judicial, legal, and protective services.

3. What types of jobs do you think are in this career cluster?

4. Types of Jobs Firefighter Police officer Corrections officer Lawyer
Judge
Paralegal
Bailiff
Security guard

5. Considering a Career in Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Safety?
Do you want to be a firefighter or police officer?
Do you respect the law and the rule of law?
Do you like to help people?
Do you think it would be exciting to work in a courtroom?
Are you good at debating and winning arguments?
Do you enjoy school?
Are you detail-oriented and driven?
Would you enjoy being responsible for other people's safety?

6. Career Pathways
The law and public safety career cluster has three pathways:
Law and legal public services
Criminal justice and corrections
Fire protection

7. Law and Legal Public Services
Occupations in this pathway involve ensuring the proper function of our nation's legal system.
Jobs include:
Legislator
Judge
Magistrate
Lawyer
Legal assistant and paralegal
Inspector or compliance officer

8. Criminal Justice and Corrections
This pathway includes a variety of occupations involved in protecting the public, keeping the peace, and controlling inmate populations.
Jobs include:
Security guard
Forensic expert
Police chief
Police officer
Detective
Corrections officer
Bailiff
U.S. Marshal

9. Fire Protection
All occupations in this pathway involve working in potentially risky situations, fighting fires and protecting the public against fires and other dangers.
Jobs include:
Dispatcher
Firefighter
Fire inspector

10. Education Requirements
After taking CTE classes law, public safety, corrections and security, you could pursue any number of opportunities including:
On-the-job training as a paralegal, fire fighter, police officer, or security or corrections officer
A two-year college degree in fire protection and prevention, paralegal services, criminal justice or administration of justice
A four-year college degree in law, corrections management, legal management, government, criminal justice, criminal psychology, public safety or national security