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CRIMINOLOGY AND 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.
Beginning Salary Range (For More Information on Salaries Click Here) According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) Spring 2007 Salary Survey, beginning salaries for graduates with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, start at about $36,000. Related Career Titles (To research these titles and more, go to: Occupational Outlook Handbook)
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
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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	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

UNF Academic Program The Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of North Florida offers a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice. This program is designed to help students understand the relationship and components of the different parts of the criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections. In addition to helping students to understand the disciplinary in the field, it helps to draw together all the social and behavioral sciences, the natural sciences, the mathematical and computer sciences, and law and jurisprudence to concentrate on the trouble with crime in our society. Professional Associations UNF Student Criminal Justice Association American Society of Criminology Academy of Criminal Justice Societies American Probation and Parole Association National Criminal Justice Student Associations American Correctional Association American Jail Association American Society of Law Enforcement Trainers Federal Criminal Investigators Association International Association of Chiefs of Police International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training International Police Association-US Section National District Attorney's Association National Sheriff's Assocation Police Executive Research Forum (PERF) U.S. Police Canine Association National Criminal Justice Association American Society of Criminology Required Skills -Understanding of law and government -Analytical Skills -Awareness of social issues -Awareness of cultural and racial differences -Problem-solving -Organization Graduate School Information http://www.gradschools.com-Comprehensive website for graduate school information http://www.petersons.com- Peterson's Guides to graduate schools

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