| At first consideration, you might think a
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| | finding more opportunities and much
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| security guard and an attorney don't have
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| | bigger paychecks waiting for them.
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| too much in common. But let's dig a
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| | Consider for a moment the New York City
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| little deeper. There are some
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| | Police Department. When evaluating new
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| similarities in the type of occupation
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| | applicants, their policy states, "Earning
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| these individuals have chosen.
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| | an associate's degree or bachelor's
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| Of course, not all security guards are
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| | degree will set you apart from other
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| created, or paid, equal. While some
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| | candidates." But it's not just the
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| guards are content to walk the beat and
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| | rookies. Their policy also makes it clear
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| pass the time, there's another group that
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| | that when considering officers for
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| take it to a whole new level. These are
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| | promotions, that again "...holding a
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| the degreed security guards. These guards
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| | degree will set an officer apart in the
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| are the cream of the crop, so to speak.
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| | testing for promotional positions."
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| They also command a higher paycheck.
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| | The job outlook for law enforcement
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| And then you've got the lawyers. Once
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| | professionals is outstanding. Crime
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| again, not all are created equal. Some
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| | remains a pressing concern as the
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| college graduates, with no better
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| | government and state try to find
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| alternative, decide law school is a
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| | effective solutions. According to the
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| suitable choice. Meanwhile there's
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| | U.S. Department of Labor, there will be a
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| another group of students who already
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| | 29% rise in demand by the year 2010 for
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| hold a degree in criminal justice and are
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| | police officers, FBI agents, detectives,
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| well equipped to advance their studies
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| | and other related positions. The only
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| and their careers. They're starting out
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| | possible remedy is to keep staffing
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| with a clear advantage.
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| | trained individuals in both the private
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| Beyond that, what else do they have in
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| | and public sectors. It's a simple case of
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| common? Increasingly, technology is
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| | supply and demand. As our needs as a
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| meeting law enforcement. This means that
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| | society increase so does the pay rate of
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| a number of these professionals have
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| | law enforcement professionals.
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| obtained a criminal justice degree
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| | What's more, many employers will provide
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| online. Available degrees range all the
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| | tuition assistance or even full
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| way from associate's to Master's. Of
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| | reimbursement for a criminal justice
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| course, the level of education a student
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| | degree online. And pursuing this dream
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| chooses will have a direct impact on the
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| | won't take time away from work or family.
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| aspect of the field in which they will
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| | An online education allows students the
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| work.
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| | convenience of learning when and where
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| It's not just the lawyers and security
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| | they want.
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| guards. Police officers, court clerks,
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| | The bottom line is this: a criminal
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| bailiffs, probation officers, paralegals,
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| | justice degree online makes the most
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| detectives, drug enforcement agents,
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| | sense for anyone looking to make the
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| juvenile delinquency case managers and
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| | world a better place. And that's whether
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| corrections officers across the country
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| | they are already employed in the
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| have successfully obtained their criminal
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| | industry, and looking to climb up the
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| justice degrees online. And once they
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| | ladder, or whether they are just setting
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| have completed their programs, they're
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| | out to pursue a job in the field.
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