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CAREERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

From the Desk of the
Criminal Justice Advisor

WHAT CAREERS ARE AVAILABLE IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE


For additional information about these and other careers please check out the Career Exploration Web Sites and specifically the The Occupational Outlook Handbook.



LAW ENFORCEMENT

The following federal agencies hire CJS graduates in positions of criminal investigator or "special agent":

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
U.S. Customs
Department of Labor
Drug Enforcement Administration
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Environmental Protection Agency
Immigration and Naturalization
Internal Revenue Service
Secret Service
Department of Transportation
Department of Agriculture
Department of Defense
Naval Investigative Service
Inspector General
Department of Health & Human Services
Fish and Wildlife Service
Postal Service
(Local, State, Federal)

Patrol officer (local)
Conservation officer
Sheriff's deputy
State Department of Revenue agent
State trooper
Juvenile officer
Crime prevention officer
DARE(Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
Community relations officer
Investigator(state-county-city)
Deputy U.S. marshal
Border patrol agent
Investigator, Office of Personnel Management





CORRECTIONS

Correctional counselor
Classification officer
Jail administrator
Living unit supervisor
Warden, assistant warden
Superintendent
Parole officer
Casework services supervisors
Cottage parent/counselor
Juvenile counselor
Correctional staff supervisor
Director of clinical services
Director of inmate classification
Jail/corrections officer
Child welfare caseworker
Community program managers
Pre-release program counselor
Pre-release program employment counselor
Pre-release program halfway house manager
Substance abuse specialist
Special needs assistant



COURTS (including probation or parole)

Attorney(after Law School)
Paralegal/legal aid counselor
Juvenile probation officer
Adult probation officer
Intensive probation officer
Community resources officer
Court administrator
Court liaison counselor
Court representative
Child and youth counselor
Crisis counselor
Runaway counselor
Pre-trial services officer, U.S. district courts
Release-on-own-recognizance(ROR) interviewer
Support services coordinator
Victim/witness services personnel
Director of court services
Chief probation officer/director
Federal probation officer
Restitution program director





PRIVATE & INDUSTRIAL SECURITY


Detective (retail, undercover, private, hotel, etc.)
Private investigator
Insurance claims investigator
Insurance fraud investigator
Security director
Loss prevention specialist
Credit investigator
Investigator (airline, hotel, insurance)
Insurance claims adjuster
Extradition officer



RELATED OCCUPATIONS

Community college instructor
University professor
Criminal justice researcher
Criminal justice planner




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