Friends of King Criminal Justice Institute at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Charter High School

The Lower Ninth Ward Economic Development District partnered with Friends of King at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Charter High School, Southern University, Criminal Justice Courts and the City of New Orleans to create a Criminal Justice Academy.

The purpose of the Criminal Justice Academy is to educate and prepare sixty (60) highly motivated high school students to intern, research, and attain the capacity to become employed in the field of criminal justice.

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