In a corrections course at Delta college, students become familiar with the basics about criminal justice. A corrections officer, or prison officer, is an person responsible for the supervision and safety of prisoners. After mandatory introductory courses, students interested in a corrections career can take courses in client relations in corrections, correctional institutions and facilities, legal issues in corrections, the juvenile offender, probation and parole, jails and local detention, and client growth and development.
Students interested in becoming police officers or other law enforcement officials can take courses in law enforcement. Delta college also offers the course with an added component of basic police training. Apart from the mandatory introduction to criminal justice course, students can choose from courses like police administration, an introduction to criminal investigation, evidence and criminal procedure, police operations, crime laboratory techniques, the juvenile offender, evidence and criminal law. The basic training courses include self-defense, advanced first-aid and emergency care.
Security or loss prevention specialists protect stores from shoplifters and internal stealing in companies. Courses at Delta College begin with principles of accounting to give a basic introduction to how businesses manage money and fit percentages of shoplifting into an annual budget. Another mandatory course is introduction to security. Other courses include current issues in security, private security and investigative methods, and business law. A student will receive a "certificate of achievement" when she completes the mandatory courses and elective.
When a student graduates from the program with a degree, or certificate of achievement, he is prepared to seek employment. Graduates often go on to train to become police officers, corrections officers, conservation officers, public safety dispatchers, juvenile officers, or security personnel. Other graduates choose to prepare for careers in probation, parole, courts, or detective work. Some students decide to work in federal jobs or move on to pre-law.