Sample Activities

Fun, Informative Student Activities We Have Had In Criminal Justice

• Pizza party/mixer
• Went to Superior Court; Watched murder trial
• Judge Freeman gave talk on career as a judge
• Assistant District Attorney Randy Carroll spoke on court procedure
• Students helped High Point Police in training session by role playing "bad guys"
• Governor's Office representatives spoke on jobs as "community service coordinators"
• Investigator Carlene Dix spoke on "Investigating Child Abuse and Child Sexual Assault"
• Captain Duncan (High Point Police Department) spoke on "Police Patrol"
• Defensive tactics training (self-defense) seminars for students
• U.S. Federal Probation/Parole Agent James Corpening spoke on careers with his agency
• Observational trip to District Court
• Student trip to Washington, D.C., to attend National Criminal Justice Conference
• Speech on "Career Opportunities in Public Defender Offices" by Attorney Sabrina Bailey
• Students trained on the FBI's Firearm Action Training Simulator (FATS) equipment
• U.S. Marshal spoke on careers in his field
• Bob Clarke, Regional SAC (Special Agent in Charge), spoke on the State Bureau of Investigation
• Alpha Phi Sigma (National Honor Society) and Criminal Justice Club (majors)
• K-9 police dog demonstration
• "Terrorism Preparedness" by Secretary of the Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
• Attended "Criminal Profiling and Serial Sexual Homicide" seminar in Fairfax, Va., by famed FBI profiler Robert Ressler (author)
• "Mass Murder in Greensboro?" presentation by District Attorney Stuart Albright
• Superior Court murder/manslaughter trial attendance (State vs. Gray)
• Firearms instruction and indoor range shooting competition