Law Enforcement
Police Officer: Uniformed officers who protect the lives and property of the public. prevents or deters crime, enforces laws, arrests violators, and renders assistance.
Deputy Sheriff: Uniformed law enforcement position. Similar to police, but also has court and corrections responsibilities.
State Police Officer/Highway Patrol Officer: Ensures public safety and patrols state and interstate highways.
Federal Law Enforcement Jobs Include:
ATF Special Agent: Investigates violations of federal laws regarding firearms or explosives and enforces laws governing the liquor and tobacco industries.
Customs Special Agent: Investigates criminal fraud against the revenue service, major cargo thefts, and illegal importation and exportation of contraband.
Deputy U.S. Marshal: Provides federal court security, protects federal witnesses, investigates federal fugitives, transports prisoners, and holds federal prisoners in custody.
Drug Enforcement Special Agent: Attempts to stop the flow of illegal drugs.
FBI Special Agent: Nation's premiere law enforcement agency. Investigates violations of federal laws, including offenses such as kidnapping, bank robbery, organized crime, and civil rights violations.
INS Border Patrol Agent: Detects and prevents illegal entry of persons into the United States.
Secret Service Agent: Investigates crimes against the currency and protects the President, the Vice President, and others.
Park Police: Law enforcement activities in the National Parks.
Postal Police and Postal Inspector: Law enforcement and investigations in matters dealing with U.S. Mail.
Federal Bureau of Prisons: Correctional Officer/Correctional Counselor
Courts
Bailiff: Uniformed law enforcement. Provides courtroom security, assists judge, and escorts prisoners and jury members.
Court Administrator: Performs administrative and management functions within the court, such as assisting with court calendar, case flow, and personnel management.
Court Clerk: Clerical assistant with a variety of administrative responsibilities.
Court Liaison Counselor: Assists and counsels defendants charged with crimes. Evaluates and initiates treatment plans and makes referrals to support agencies.
Paralegal: Performs clerical and administrative duties for lawyers, such as researching and preparing cases, and interviewing defendants and witnesses.
Child and Youth Counselor: Assists child victims to testify, acts as a liaison between child and court personnel, and assists in victim assistance programs.
Prosecutor:Presents the people's case in criminal prosecutions (Law degree required).
Corrections
Corrections Counselor: Guides and counsels inmates during incarceration. Assesses and develops appropriate programs for each inmate.
Corrections Officer: Guards, observes, and supervises inmates in a correctional facility (Federal and State Jobs).
Juvenile Justice Counselor: Counsels juveniles assigned to the state youth division.
Probation/ Parole Officer: Conducts investigations and evaluations concerning release conditions of offenders. Works to rehabilitate and supervise offenders once they are released. Counsels clients and makes referrals to community agencies. Parole officers investigate for parole violations.
Other Career Opportunities
Forensic Science: Jobs such as ballistics specialist, serology specialist, fingerprint specialist, and polygraph specialist are available in this field. Frequently, these careers require additional training or degrees in the physical sciences.
Private-Investigation: Conducts investigation to get confidential information and helps solve crimes and find missing person.
Private Security: This is a rapidly growing area in the field of criminal justice. A wide variety of organizations employ private security professionals. Within this field, there are many options, including administrative or managerial jobs and investigative, technical, or protective jobs.
(from:http://www.elcamino.cc.ca.us/Industry_Technology/aoj/Pages/criminal.htm)
And more:
Discrimination Investigator, Non-Profit Organization Advocate, Child Support Agency Worker, Social Worker, Victim Services Specialist, Researcher, Domestic Violence Advocate/Counselor, Insurance or Fraud Investigator, Criminologist/Peneologist, Teacher, Judge, Crisis Counselor, Law Librarian, Coroner, Corrections Facilities Manager, Substance Abuse Counselor
Additional Resources for Criminal Justice Majors
American Bar Association www.abanet.org/
American Criminal Justice Association http://www.acjalae.org/
American Correctional Association www.aca.org
American Society of Criminology http://www.asc41.com/
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice www.nabjc.org
National Association of Legal Assistants www.nala.org/ (Paralegal career info)
National Criminal Justice Association http://www.sso.org/ncga/
National Federation of Paralegal Associations http://www.paralegals.com/
National Sheriffs Association www.sheriffs.org
Partnership for Public Service www.calltoserve.org
Corrections Connection www.corrections.com
Law Enforcement Jobs.com http://lawenforcementjob.com/
Police Employment.com http://www.policeemployment.com/
Also check out the Dept. Of Labor (http://stats.bls.gov/home.htm) where you can find average salaries, nature of the work, working conditions, and much more.
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