| Some people come online aspiring to join the | | | | makes about $59,000 per year compared to an |
| rank of professionals in the criminal justice | | | | associate degree holder that makes about |
| field. And who can blame them. It is an | | | | $40,000 per year and a high school diploma |
| exciting career field to join. Some of the | | | | holder that makes $26,000 per year. |
| professions are indeed noble professions. | | | | |
| | | | Not that your math is bad, but I can not help |
| Imagine being an FBI agent. This profession | | | | but point out that this is a difference of |
| puts you in position to protect America and | | | | $19,000 per year over an associate degree |
| its citizens. | | | | holder and $33,000 per year over a high |
| | | | school graduate. This kind of salary |
| Another one is homeland security. This | | | | difference should be motivation enough for |
| criminal justice career puts you position to | | | | somebody to seriously consider getting their |
| fight terrorism and terrorists. You will be | | | | bachelors degree in criminal justice. |
| doing combat and matching wits with the bad | | | | |
| guys that are trying to hurt America and | | | | 3. Somebody with a bachelors degree in |
| American citizens. | | | | criminal justice will get better promotion |
| | | | opportunities than an associate degree holder |
| But did you know one of the best ways to | | | | or high school graduate. This is just a fact |
| equip yourself for the above careers and | | | | of life. |
| others in the criminal justice field is to | | | | |
| get a bachelors degree in criminal justice? | | | | Let's take your typical police department as |
| In this article, I will cover why you should | | | | an example. It is no secret that making |
| get a bachelors degree in criminal justice. | | | | detective is one of the career progressions |
| | | | any police officer will desire. But |
| They are as follows: | | | | increasingly, a bachelors degree is becoming |
| | | | one of the requirements for attaining the |
| 1. A bachelors degree in criminal justice | | | | rank of detective. Sure, somebody with high |
| will help you get hired. Increasingly, the | | | | school diploma or associate degree can still |
| basic educational requirement for a career in | | | | get be detective with years of experience, |
| many criminal justice professions is this | | | | but it is difficult to pass up that police |
| degree. If you don't have it, you won't even | | | | officer with a bachelors degree that wants |
| be considered for a job unless you have years | | | | the position also. |
| of experience to offset this educational | | | | |
| requirement. | | | | The above are just a few of the reasons you |
| | | | should consider getting bachelors degree in |
| And guess what? The experience needed to | | | | criminal justice. There are other reasons. |
| offset this educational requirement is | | | | Covering all of them will be a little too |
| military or law enforcement experience. So, | | | | much in this short article. If you want to |
| if you don't have military or law enforcement | | | | find more reasons to get a bachelors degree |
| experience, I advise you now to start looking | | | | in criminal justice, I will advise you do |
| into schools that offer bachelors degree in | | | | more research on it. You can do this by |
| criminal justice. This way your dream of | | | | visiting websites that deal with the subject |
| joining some criminal justice professions | | | | in more detail. |
| will not die prematurely. | | | | |
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| 2. Getting a bachelor's degree in criminal | | | | this article. The only condition is that the |
| justice will help you make more money than | | | | Resource Box should be included and the links |
| somebody with an associate degree or high | | | | are live links. |
| school diploma. A bachelor degree holder | | | | |