Officer Hayes

About The Teacher

NAME: Larry Hayes

SCHOOL: Round Rock High School

CLASS: Introduction to Criminal Justice

SCHOOL PHONE: 512-464-6024

About The Teacher

Officer Larry Hayes graduated from Concordia University in 1993 with a 
Bachelor’s degree in Behavioral Science.  He has served as an officer with 
the Round Rock Police Department for the past fifteen years and has been the 
School Resource Officer for Round Rock High School for the past eight 
years.  
Officer Hayes is certified by the Texas Institute for Public Problem Solving 
(TIPPS) and has taught Community Policing, DOPLER &LASAR RADAR, and Accident 
Reconstruction for local police departments.  He has also taught various law 
related programs for Round Rock High School, including drug and alcohol 
awareness classes.  He serves as an advisor for the Round Rock Explorers 
program, and is currently a certified teacher through SBEC.

Mission For The Class

Introduction to Criminal Justice is a course designed for college bound and 
job-force bound students. The course will explain the history of law 
enforcement, the courts, corrections, and the juvenile process. In this 
course the students will be challenged with basic knowledge of various 
fields of criminal justice as well as competitive projects throughout the 
year. This course is intended to stimulate the students’ minds in a positive 
manner towards all aspects of the Criminal Justice System.
The Criminal Justice program consists of a double blocked full year 
alignment of classes. Introduction to Criminal Justice is for the first year 
students,  and Criminal Law classes are for the second and  students.  Upon 
successful completion of these classes, students may be eligible for college 
credit at a number of area junior and community colleges (up to six {6} 
hours). 
FUNDAMENTALS OF CRIMINAL LAW:  A study of the nature of criminal law is 
presented. The philosophical and historical development of criminal law is 
covered. Major definitions and concepts are studied. The classification of 
crime, the elements of crimes and the penalties for the crimes are discussed 
using Texas Penal statutes.