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LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION 2025

Everything you need to know (and then some)!

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HIGH SCHOOL LPS #S

26%

5%

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LARGEST STATES

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SHORTAGES

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SHORTAGES

LA missing 3,000 officers

Miami 809 applicants in 1st 2 months

Seattle has 2 retire with only 1 hired

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REBOUNDING

SMALL DEPARTMENTS

MEDIUM DEPARTMENTS

SUBURBAN DEPARTMENTS

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GEN Z

Pay

Danger

No remote options

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PENDULUM SWING

Trust in police rising

New generation coming of age

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YOUTH TRANSITION

Cadets

Detention

Border Patrol

Corrections

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YOUTH TRANSITION

Fire

Dispatch

EMR

Security

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NEW ADVANCECTE CAREER CLUSTERS

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SUBCLUSTERS

Emergency Response

Emergency Management 

Fire Science

Judicial Systems

Legal Studies

Paralegal

Legal Assistant 

Local, State & Federal Services

Economics

Public Administration

Urban Planning

Military & National Security

JROTC

Public Safety

Criminal Justice

Law Enforcement

Protective Services

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CLUSTERS

Bottom Line:

LPS +

JROTC

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OUR PROCESS

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Pathway Course Designs

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Public Safety

IPS

EMS

Fire

Under Development

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Emergency Communications

IPS

EC

3rd

Under Development

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Emergency Medical Services

IPS

EMS B

EMS A

Under Development

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Fire Services

IPS

Fire B

Fire A

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Investigations & Forensics

ILJ

CIF

LE

FS

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Detention & Corrections

ILJ

DC

LE

Under Development

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Law Enforcement

ILJ

LE

CIF

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Security & Protective Services

ILJ

SPS

LE

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Drones for LPS

FAA 107

NFPA 2400

ESRI

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Legal Services

ILS

CrL

CvL

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Perkins VI

ODDLY QUIET

CREDENTIALS OF VALUE

WORKFORCE ALIGNMENT

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Credentials

Stackable Credentials

Workforce Ready

Micro credentials

IRCs

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Digital Portfolios

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lapsen.org/cyi

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Website�Review

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LAW & PUBLIC SAFETY EDUCATION 2025

Everything you need to know (and then some)!