Criminal Justice professionals prevent and control crime, shield
the public from harm, provide detention services and ensure equal
justice for all citizens through the judicial system. Before you begin to look at the different types of opportunities
available to Criminal Justice majors, you must look at yourself and
ask yourself a few basic questions: What am I good at?
Understand your major strengths, skills and accomplishments.
Some examples of skills and qualities employers look for are: - Interpersonal
- Oral and written communication
- Physical fitness
- Analytical
- Problem solving
- Leadership
- Assertiveness
- Honesty
- Good judgment
- Decision making
What do I like to do?
Examine your interests. What kind of life style do I want to
lead? Examine your values...is money what you're after, job
security, challenging work? If you are having trouble answering these questions, you are not
alone. Make an appointment an advisor in the Career Center. We want to help
you! POSITIONS
Once you know yourself, you are ready to decide where and
how you want to apply this knowledge. With a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice some of the
positions you would be eligible for are: Police Officer
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Agent
Customs Agent
Corrections Officer
Deputy US Marshal
Postal Service Investigator
Pre-Trial Services Officer
Probation Officer
Parole Officer
Prisoner Classification Interviewer
Specialist in Arson, Ballistics
Alarm Investigator
Credit Investigator
Security Officer
Loss Prevention Specialist, etc... Experience in the field or an advanced degree could lead to
certain positions in the F.B.I., Law, Social work, ect. For
information on graduate schools, consult Peterson's. EMPLOYMENT
St. John's graduates work for
organizations such as: - FBI
- U.S. Secret Service
- U.S. Customs
- U.S. Marshals
- U.S. Probation
- U.S. Department of Commerce
- U.S. Probation
- U.S. Immigration & Naturalization
Service
- U.S. Immigration & Naturalization
Service
- U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and
Firearms
- Drug Enforcement
Administration
- United Nations Security
- NYC District Attorney’s
Office
- NYC Police Department
- Chubb Insurance
- GMAC Frauds Division
LEARN MORE
To help you decide which area to
pursue you must do in-depth research into
each area of specialization and/or industry you have an interest
in. Places to begin: Talk to people in the field, talk to
your professors, write to and/or join one of the following
associations: American Correctional Association 4380 Forbes Blvd. Lanham, MD
20706-4322 (800) 222 - 5646 www.corrections.com American Probation and Parole Association, 2760 Research Park
Drive PO Box 11910 Lexington, KY 40578 (606) 244 - 8197 National Criminal Justice Association 444 N. Capitol Street NW,
Suite 618 Washington, DC 20001 (202) 624 - 1440 www.sso.org American Society of Criminology 1314 Kinnear Road Columbus, OH
43212 - 1156 (614) 292 - 9207 www.asc41.com For additional lists of Associations consult the Encyclopedia of
Associations. |