| Anyone hoping to be employed in the criminal | | | | If you have a keen eye for detail and a sharp |
| justice field needs to be armed with more than | | | | mind that can solve crime, you will probably stand |
| just a degree. Though your chances of | | | | a good chance of being employed in fields like |
| employment increase exponentially if you have a | | | | forensic criminology and crime scene investigation. |
| degree in any area of criminal justice and law | | | | Prerequisites for employment may be more |
| enforcement, most jobs in this sphere require a | | | | stringent in federal and state agencies than in the |
| high level of physical fitness and moral fiber. Your | | | | private sector, which has openings in the fields of |
| chances of getting a criminal justice related job | | | | security and investigation. |
| are virtually zero if you have a checkered past; a | | | | Any associate degree or certification program will |
| clean record is an absolute necessity. You will be | | | | only take you up to a certain level in the |
| subject to a series of oral, written and | | | | professional playing field, so it makes sense to |
| psychological tests if you are aspiring to enter the | | | | pursue an undergraduate or graduate degree if |
| police force. Training at a police academy is also | | | | you are eyeing a managerial or supervisory |
| mandatory. Since most positions in this field | | | | position. |
| involve a certain amount of responsibility and | | | | A master's or doctoral degree will be useful if you |
| accountability, you will be on probationary period | | | | wish to be employed as a member of the |
| during which you will be monitored and evaluated | | | | teaching profession. This is usually valuable |
| before you are employed full-time. | | | | towards the end of an active career in any area |
| Your marketability to potential employers | | | | of law enforcement. |
| increases if you pursue internship programs during | | | | Thus, given the fact that according to the US |
| your study period as this helps you gain valuable | | | | Bureau of Labor Statistics employment in careers |
| on-the-job experience. While top grades are an | | | | associated with criminal justice are likely to be the |
| asset, it is your work in related services that | | | | fifth highest growing among all professions, your |
| makes a more favorable impression. To enhance | | | | chances of getting a job is the fifth highest |
| your chances of success in the job market, get | | | | among all careers in the country provided you |
| involved in voluntary programs that relate to the | | | | meet all the other requirements essential for a |
| field of criminal justice. | | | | career in criminal justice. |