Criminal Justice Technician
Technical Certificate of Credit

Criminal Justice Technicians perform their work in any one or combination of the following specific areas: statewide permits and licensing; warrants or fugitives; statewide APSIN security compliance; institutional time accounting; department wide evidence compliance; probation or parole case preparation. While incumbents provide program support by performing assignments which focus on carrying out substantive technical aspects of public safety services such as law enforcement, corrections or probation/parole, they cannot exercise the authority of a commissioned or certified law enforcement employee.

Typical Coursework Includes:

• Legal Issues in Corrections
• Correction Institutions/Facilities

Why Study Criminal Justice:

Criminal Justice Technicians perform a variety of advanced paraprofessional work including program specific research, investigation, reporting and procedural drafting. Assignments are carried out independently in accordance with and through interpretation of standard practices, rules and regulations. Incumbents draft and implement policy or regulation changes and typically administer more complex programs.

Criminal Justice Technicians train and assist staff with technical duties associated with complex program administration. They investigate and research for specific program requirements. They also provide technical assistance to departmental and other criminal justice agency personnel.