| There are a lot of reasons why people pursue | | | | ensure those laws are obeyed. It's up to a society's |
| careers in criminal justice. Some are big believers in the | | | | police force to make sure every citizen does follow |
| law and are willing to put their lives on the line to | | | | the law or hunt down and possibly imprison those who |
| enforce it. Others believe that our legal system needs | | | | don't. These types of jobs include their share of |
| fixing and that the best way to do it is from the inside. | | | | dangerous positions, but it also comes with its own set |
| Then there are those who have heard that criminal | | | | of rewards. |
| justice is one of the fastest growing series of | | | | Court - This aspect of criminal justice decides if a law |
| professions in the country, which it just does happen to | | | | had been violated, if the person presented to the |
| be. | | | | system violated the law and, if so, what kind of |
| Still, there's one thing everyone must consider when | | | | punishment should be meted out. This is a lot more |
| exploring the field of criminal justice and that is what | | | | than just judges and lawyers. The court system |
| profession do they want to pursue. Do they want to | | | | employs its share of paralegals, clerks, bailiffs and |
| enter law enforcement and work as a policeman, | | | | more. |
| detective, marshal or sheriff? Are they more | | | | Corrections - If the court system decides someone or |
| interested in jurisprudence, from being a paralegal or | | | | something (like a corporation) has violated a law, |
| lawyer on to a judge's bench? What about | | | | correction is there to ensure the punishment is carried |
| corrections, which can be anything from a prison guard | | | | out. Yes, in many cases this could be prison, but it |
| to a parole officer to a counselor? | | | | could be just payment of a fine or simply counseling. |
| The first thing one must consider when entering the | | | | As one can imagine, probably the best place to start is |
| field is it that divides, actually very neatly, into three key | | | | to sit down with an on campus or online college career |
| areas: Police (Law Enforcement), Court (Adjudication) | | | | counselor. Careers in all three branches involve some |
| and Corrections (Prison). While there is a bit of an | | | | sort of post-secondary schooling; whether it's a |
| overlap, a career in each area involves different skills | | | | vocational certificate or going on for one's Juris Doctor |
| and educational processes. Let's look at each of these | | | | (Doctorate of Jurisprudence). Also, those interested |
| three individually. | | | | should ask about various financial aid packages they |
| Police - Every society has its set of laws. | | | | could be eligible for. There's plenty out there. |
| Unfortunately, every society also needs people to | | | | |