Criminal Justice Career in Law Enforcement
Police officer,
Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms Agent, Customs Agent, Deputy Marshal, Drug
Enforcement Agent, FBI Agent, Secret Service Agent, SBI Agent, Park Ranger,
Sanitation Officer, Environmental Conservation Officer, State Trooper,
Border Patrol Agent, Deportation Officer, CIA, Revenue Officer.
EMPLOYERS
- Federal
agencies: Alcohol Tobacco & Firearms, US Customs, US Marshal, DEA,
Immigration & Naturalization, Dept. of Justice, Dept. of Treasury,
Health & Human Services, Office of Inspector General, General Services
Administration, etc.
- State
agencies: State Highway Patrol, State Bureau of Investigation, State
Alcohol Commission, Wildlife & Fisheries
- Local
agencies: Sheriff's Office, City Police Departments, County Bureau of
Investigations, Constables, Animal Control, Sanitation Dept., Revenue
Dept.
STRATEGIES
- Develop
research, writing, and communication skills.
- Secure
internship/co-op. The more hands-on experience the better!
- Develop
computer skills.
- Cultivate
a network of contacts.
- Maintain
high degree of physical fitness.
- Be familiar
with hiring procedures for federal, state, and local law- enforcement
agencies.
- Develop
a positive self-presentation.
- Inquire
about the stress interview.
- Develop
an understanding of and respect for the values and workings of the legal
system.
- Develop
the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
- Become
fluent in foreign language.
- Develop
an awareness of national, state, local, and international affairs.
- Develop
strong public relations skills.
- Maintain
a clean public record and image
Criminal Justice Schools
University of Phoenix (Nationwide)
Saint Leo University Online (Nationwide)
University of Phoenix (85 Locations Nationwide)
Education America
(Sandiego, CA, Denver, Colorado Springs, CO, Tempe, AZ, Honolulu, HA)
McIntosh College (Dover, NH)
Gibbs_College (Montclair, NJ)
Katherine_Gibbs_School (Boston, MA, Piscataway, NJ)
Allentown Business School (Allentown, PA)
Pioneer Pacific College (Portland, Eugene, OR)
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"Earing my degree in Criminal Justice was one of the best decisions I ever made.My career in law enforcement has not only been very exciting but also very rewarding. Criminal Justice professionals work in all areas of laws enforcement and for agencies including local and state level policing agencies, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Administrative Office of the US Courts, National Center for State Courts, American Judicial Society, Federal Bureau of Prisons Administration and number of other Criminal Justice Agencies."
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Henry Lopez
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