The units covered by the manual focus on public safety, corrections, and judicial services, one of eight major public service occupational groups covered in the course. Contents of the student guide are also included; they address readings and related activities covering criminal and civil justice, the job families (law enforcement, fire protection, probation and parole, courts, and corrections), functions and duites of the job families, career ladders in each, and qualifications and requirements. Additional teacher's pages are inserted throughout. These contain lists of materials needed, the purpose of the unit activities, notes on guidance, and suggested modifications or extensions of activities in the student guide. Answers to student self-check activities and other exercises are provided in the final section. The total course is the first of a series of three developed as a comprehensive approach to vocational skill development in public service for Georgia high schools. See NCJ 75298 for textbook. (ERIC abstract modified)