| Have you ever watched movies like "U.S. Marshals" or | | | | requires but also develops critical thinking skills. Often, |
| watched shows like "CSI: Miami" and thought, 'I could | | | | the courses focus on these topics giving the student a |
| do that!" If you are interested in being a police office, a | | | | comprehensive view of the chosen concentrations of |
| DEA agent, a probation officer or a criminal justice | | | | their degree and provides an interactive educational |
| social worker but you don't know where to start, the | | | | landscape. While learning the technicalities of the |
| answer is simple. Did you know that there is a degree | | | | various aspects of criminal justice, students also learn |
| program that can help you learn how to work in these | | | | how to recognize how those in the criminal justice |
| positions and many others? Well, there is and it is | | | | professions function within society and their own |
| easier to achieve than you may think. | | | | communities. They learn how to recognize and |
| A degree in criminal justice can open many doors for | | | | analyze the relationships that exist between the court |
| you in the correctional and law enforcement fields. It | | | | systems, police and private citizens. |
| can lead to careers such as: | | | | Students may also choose a Criminal Justice |
| * City or State Police Officer | | | | Administration degree program. While focusing on |
| * Highway Patrol Officer | | | | criminal law, corrections and policing as well as studying |
| * Sheriff | | | | crime and justice in American society, a criminal justice |
| * Deputy | | | | administration degree also includes aspects of |
| * Detectives | | | | administration. This aspect of the program varies from |
| * Plainclothes Detective | | | | the criminal justice degree program in that it includes |
| * Correction Officer | | | | additional subject matter relating to business such as |
| * Prison Guard | | | | interpersonal skills, management and administrative |
| * State Police Officer | | | | subject matter. This degree program helps to prepare |
| * FBI | | | | students for positions within the criminal justice system |
| * Secret Service | | | | that involves responsibility and leadership. |
| * Drug Enforcement Officer | | | | A criminal justice degree program can open up many |
| * U.S. Marshal | | | | doors for students who wish to work in the criminal |
| * Customs Investigators | | | | justice system on any level, including federal, state and |
| * DEA Agent (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration) | | | | local agencies. They can select certain concentrations |
| * Diplomatic Security Special Agent | | | | depending on the area they wish to pursue. Also, in |
| There are many other opportunities that a criminal | | | | addition to a Bachelor's degree, many institutions also |
| justice degree can afford you. Whatever career path | | | | offer an Associates degree. What's more, this degree |
| you choose in these fields, a criminal justice degree | | | | can easily be earned online. It is also a great second |
| can help you attain a career that is very rewarding. | | | | career for non traditional students. The degree can be |
| A criminal justice degree program focuses on policing | | | | easily obtained and the field is wide and diverse |
| practices as well as the criminal courts system and | | | | enough to accommodate a variety of experiences |
| corrections. It often includes courses that focus on the | | | | and professional backgrounds. |
| juvenile justice system. This type of program not only | | | | |