CTE BIANNUAL REVIEW PROGRAM: C riminal J ustice DEPARTMENT CHAIR: Harry Bidleman
S T U D E N T G O A L S 1. What are the goals of students enrolled in this program?
A total of 604 CJ students completed the Perkins Classroom Survey between 2012-‐2015 across 13 different CJ courses and 29 sections. Of the students who completed the survey, 98% responded to the ‘Main Reason to Take Class’ question and roughly 99% responded to the question about ‘Current Academic Goal’. Most students enroll to prepare for a career in criminal justice (58%) and a majority (52%) plan to transfer to a 4 year school.
Main Reason To Take Class 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
13.58%
Prepare for transfer
57.89%
Prepare for a career 2.89%
Acquire skills required in my existing job
0.85%
Prepare f or change of careers Prepare for promotion or b etter p osition in current field
4.07%
Accumulate General Ed credits/units
3.74% 8.83%
Personal interest/self-‐enrichment n ot related to career
3.90%
MULT
1.02%
I don't have a specific reason to take this class at this time
3.23%
Other
Current Academic Goal 0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
34.40%
Complete an associate degree
Complete one o r more skills certificates
Complete a few c ourses; no plans b eyond that Complete this course-‐ n o plans b eyond that
1.68%
0.67% 1.85% 0.84% 2.52%
MULT
5.70%
Not sure
Source: Perkin Classroom Survey Data Set 2012-‐2015
60% 52.35%
Transfer to a 4-‐yr. school
Complete a certificate o f achievement
50%
L A B O R M A R K E T D E M A N D
2. Is there a labor market demand for this program? Yes, there is. The projected annual supply is 381 for the estimated 1.110 positions, leaving a gap of 729. This equates to approximately 66% under supplied.
Labor Market Gap: Supply -‐ Demand = Net Gap
Projected Annual Demand 3 Years Annual Avg. (2014-‐17)
1,110
Projected Annual Supply 3 Year Annual Avg. (2012-‐15)
381
Gap Supply -‐ D emand
(729)
% Over or (Under) Supplied
(65.68%)
Standard Occupation Codes (SOC) included: Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers [33-‐3051]; Police Patrol Officer [33-‐3051]; Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs [33-‐3051]; Correctional Officer Jailer33-‐3012]; Fish and Game Warden [33-‐3031]; Detectives and Criminal Investigators [33-‐3021]; Police Detective [33-‐3021]; Police ID and Records Officer [33-‐3021]; Criminal Investigators and Special Agents [33-‐3021]; Immigration and Customs Inspectors [33-‐3021]; Intelligence Analysts [33-‐3021]; Security Guard [33-‐9032]; Parking Enforcement [33-‐ 3041]; Transit and Railroad Police [33-‐3052] Regions included: Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara. Source: LMI data:: Centers of Excellence:: Demand and Supply Data Tools.
C E R T I F I C A T E A N D D E G R E E C O M P L E T I O N 2. How successful is the program at moving students to completion of certificates and degrees? The averages over the past five years have been fairly consistent, issuing approximately 11-‐18 annually with the exception of AA/AS degrees in 2011-‐12 and 2013-‐14. It is clear that students are gravitating towards the AA/AS-‐T degree since it gives them many more options, especially since many students transfer to San Jose State and other CSUs.
Source: Planning and Research Office:: SQL Data Warehouse:: ProgramPlanning_AA-‐ASDegrees.sql
J O B P L A C E M E N T A N D W A G E A D V A N C E M E N T 3. How successful is the program at placing students into jobs and advancing their wages? A total of 138 CJ students completed the Employment Outcomes Survey between 2010-‐2015. Of the students who completed the survey, 100% of Completers and 99% of Leavers responded to the ‘Employment Status’ question, while 71% of Completers and 80% Leavers responded to the ‘Working in Field of Study’ question. While both completers and leavers have a high employment rate, 75% and 81%, job placements remain low with only 25% of the completers and 32% of the leavers working within their field of study.
What Best Describes Your Employment Status Now? 90% 80%
75.0%
81.1%
70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20%
13.1%
10%
1.2%
1.9%
0.0%
0% Employed
Self-‐employed
5.7%
1.9%
Working not for p ay (volunteer, internship, etc.)
Completer ( 100%)
Unemployed
Leaver (99%)
Working in the Field of Study 2010-‐2015 80%
70.00%
70%
58.14%
60% 50% 40% 30%
32.56% 25.00%
20% 10%
5.00%
9.30%
0% Yes
Closely related but not exactly the same Completer ( 71%)
Source: Employment Outcomes Survey, 2010-‐2015.
Leaver ( 80%)
No
D E P A R T M E N T P L A N S 5. What actions, if any, does the program intend to undertake over the next two years to increase program completions, job placements, or wage advancement? Program completion is in decline partially because of low student enrollments state and college wide, but also because of the reduced interest in working as a police officer which has traditionally made up a significant number of criminal justice students. The almost daily occurrences of police officers being killed in the line of duty has brought about a decline in applicants both locally and nationwide. Local agencies are finding it increasingly difficult to get people to apply for employment. For both completers and leavers, job placements remain low with only 25% of the completers and 32% of the leavers working within their field of study. A full 70% of those that completed the program are not working in their field of study although 75% are employed. Unfortunately, this has been a historic problem with criminal justice students, not just in our program, but nationwide. The primary reason is the difficulty in passing the required background investigation because of poor life choices. We have attempted to address this issue by the recent creation of a new course, CJ 150-‐ Career Planning for Public Safety. The course was designed to prepare candidates for the testing and hiring process, including a thorough review of the background investigation process. It is an elective course so it is not required for the degree and we have been finding that a number of students drop the course after only a few weeks. This may be due to the realization that they will probably not get hired as a police officer because of new information that they obtained while in the class. Additionally, a number of students do not want to complete the written assignments included in the course. The department added these assignments to address report writing, which is difficult for many students and newly hired police officers. The department also conducts mock interviews with representatives from local law enforcement agencies to help students prepare for the job market. During our department meeting, it was agreed that all faculty would try to address the issue of background investigations at least minimally in each class and to encourage students to enroll in CJ 150 to determine if they were eligible for employment in this field. If we can let the students know what types of behavior will disqualify them from becoming a police officer, they may stop it in time to still get hired. Most hiring agencies report they have to test approximately 50-‐100 applicants just to hire one person. We have been asked by the local agencies to discourage students from applying to their department when it is apparent they have disqualifying conduct in their past as it is a large expense and investment of time and resources for the agencies to test candidates. Unfortunately, many of their life choices that were made before they entertained the idea of employment in the field of criminal justice or law enforcement will prevent them from ever being hired, despite efforts employed by the college or its faculty.