What Can You Do With A Major In Criminal Justice?
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Criminal Justice emphasizes on the criminal procedures taken in our local, state, and federal government through police, courts, corrections, and juvenile justice. Many in the field of criminal justice work in controlling traffic, preventing and investigating crimes, and gather facts and evidence for criminal cases. Some specialties associated in this field include law enforcement, corrections and rehabilitation, forensic science, criminology, legal assisting, public safety, and civil law.
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Related Career Titles
To research these titles and more, go to: Occupational Outlook Handbook and see the related print resources in the Career Services Library.
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Bailiff
Border Patrol Agent
CIA Agent
Correctional Officer
Customs Agent
Defense Attorney
Deputy Marshall
Detective
District Attorney
Drug Enforcement Agent
FBI Agent
Fingerprint Technician
Forensic Computer Specialist
Medical Examiner |
Paralegal
Parole Officer
Pathologist
Patrol Officer
Polygraph Examiner
Private Investigator
Probation Officer
Profiler Criminologist
Secret Service Agent
Security Officer
Sheriff
State Trooper
SWAT Officer
U.S. Marshal |
Typical Employers/Work Settings
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Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Bureau
Central Intelligence Agency
City Police Department
Coast Guard
Coroner's Office
County Sheriff's Office
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Department of Corrections
Highway Patrol
Internal Revenue Service
Local, City, State, Federal Courts
Medical Examiner's Office
Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Office of the Attorney General
Office of the Public Defender
Colleges/Universities
Police Academies
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Private Security Companies
Secret Service
State Department of Corrections
State Police Department
The Immigration and Naturalization Service
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command
U.S. Border Patrol
U.S. Customs
U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency
U.S. Marshals Service
U.S.Postal Service
Witness Protection Program
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Beginning Salary Range
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Summer 2011 Salary Survey, beginning salaries for graduates with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, start at about $37,597..
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Links To Professional Associations
Professional Associations are important to explore because many offer student memberships and can give you access to other professionals and their experiences, research, convention or workshop opportunities, professional development and most importantly job databases.
Academy of Criminal Justice Societies
American Probation and Parole Association
American Society of Criminology
National District Attorney's Association
National Sheriffs' Association
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Job Search Information
National Organizations or Databases
http://www.criminaljusticeusa.com/
http://www.fbijobs.gov/03.asp
http://www.policeemployment.com/
http://www.usdoj.gov/06employment/06_1.html
http://www.usajobs.gov/
http://www.lawenforcementcareerstips.com
http://www.criminaljusticeschoolinfo.com/criminal-justice-careers.html
Local Organizations or Databases
https://www.employflorida.com/
https://peoplefirst.myflorida.com/logon.htm
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Graduate Schools
Local Programs - Master of Science in Criminal Justice and other related programs
University of North Florida
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida State University
Nova Southeastern University
University of Florida
University of West Florida
Other resources for graduate program research
http://www.gradschools.com/
http://www.petersons.com/
http://www.princetonreview.com/
http://onlinecriminaljusticedegreeschools.info/
http://www.collegeatlas.org/criminal-justice-colleges.html
http://www.masterofhomelandsecurity.org
Link To UNF Program
The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Florida offers a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice.
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Holland Codes
Criminal Justice: Enterprising; Investigative; Social (EIS)
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