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Criminal Justice Job Descriptions

 

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Outlook Handbook is constantly updated and provides information on the "nature of the work, working conditions, employment, training and other qualifications, advancement, job outlook, earnings, related occupations and additional information" for many different occupations. You can go to the Handbook's site and do a keyword search for the positions in which you are interested or, if it's listed below, just click on it.

Probation officers and correctional treatment specialists Police and Detectives Private Detectives and Investigators Correctional Officer Counselor Psychologist Social Worker Lawyer (defense and prosecutors, etc.) Judges, Magistrates, and other judicial  workers Post-Secondary Teacher

If you'd like to learn more about a given career, contact two people who have that kind of job and ask each one what the job entails, what they enjoy least and most about the job, and what you should be studying and doing while in college to make you competitive for such a position when you graduate.

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