What are all of the Criminal Justice careers that don't require you to move?

I don't want to leave this county, because it is a good place to raise a family, but as far as I know, there aren't any good paying local jobs?

Please help.

Start with your county government, then cities located within your county. Contact their human resources/hiring departments and ask them. There may also be state or federal agencies located in your county where you could work.

You need to do research for your area. You should be able to get phone numbers in your phone book or online.

In my area there would be FBI, probation officers, ATF, Alcoholic Beverages Dept., sheriff, city police, state police, etc. You just aren't really going to know without doing some homework in your area. If you have a large county, there should be lots of opportunities beyond being a police officer. Many agencies hire peace officers (like the Alcoholic Beverages Dept.). Try contacting the local colleges for further employment resources, too.

Sorry, but that's all I've got. I hope you can find something in your area.

What Criminal Justice careers can you get with a BA? Law School affordability?

I am interested in pursuing a career in criminal justice. However, I do not want to be a cop or work in the correctional department. I would like to know what office related careers are there and a salary range for them.

ex. security account manager

I really want to be a lawyer, but I don't think law school is possible when it comes to finances. Any tips on making it possible.

Do you have to go to an Ivy League law school to have good career options.

Judge or magistrate

A bachelor’s degree and work experience usually constitute the minimum requirements for a judgeship or magistrate position. A number of lawyers become judges, and most judges have first been lawyers. In fact, Federal and State judges usually are required to be lawyers. About 40 States allow non lawyers to hold limited-jurisdiction judgeships, but opportunities are better for those with law experience.


Arbitrator, mediator, and conciliators

Training and education requirements for arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators differ from those for judges. Mediators who practice in State-funded or court-funded mediation programs usually must meet specific training or experience standards, which vary by State and court. In most States, individuals who offer private mediation services do not need a license, certification, or specific coursework; however, many private mediators and most of those affiliated with mediation organizations and programs have completed mediation training and agreed to comply with certain ethical standards. For example, the American Arbitration Association (AAA) requires mediators listed on its mediation panel to complete an AAA training course, receive recommendations from the trainers, and complete an apprenticeship.

Training for arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators is available through independent mediation programs, national and local mediation membership organizations, and postsecondary schools. In 2004, 16 colleges or universities in the United States offered master’s degrees in dispute resolution or conflict management, and 2 offered doctoral degrees. Many more schools offer conflict-management specializations within other degree programs. Degrees in public policy, law, and related fields also provide good background for prospective arbitrators, mediators, and conciliators.

Legal training and mediation skills are useful to those in many other occupations, including counselors; lawyers; paralegals and legal assistants; title examiners, abstractors, and searchers; law clerks; and private detectives and investigators.

Paralegal or legal assistant

There are several ways to become a paralegal. The most common is through a community college paralegal program that leads to an associate’s degree. The other common method of entry, mainly for those who already have a college degree, is through a program that leads to a certification in paralegal studies. A small number of schools also offer bachelor’s and master’s degrees in paralegal studies. Some employers train paralegals on the job, hiring college graduates with no legal experience or promoting experienced legal secretaries. Other entrants have experience in a technical field that is useful to law firms, such as a background in tax preparation for tax and estate practice or in criminal justice, nursing, or health administration for personal injury practice.

Among the other occupations that call for a specialized understanding of the law and the legal system, but do not require the extensive training of a lawyer, are law clerks; title examiners, abstractors, and searchers; claims adjusters, appraisers, examiners, and investigators; and occupational health and safety specialists and technicians.

Court Reporter

The amount of training required to become a court reporter varies with the type of reporting chosen. It usually takes less than a year to become a voice writer, while electronic reporters and transcribers learn their skills on the job. In contrast, the average length of time it takes to become a stenotypist is 33 months. Training is offered by about 160 postsecondary vocational and technical schools and colleges. The National Court Reporters Association (NCRA) has approved about 70 programs, all of which offer courses in stenotype computer-aided transcription and real-time reporting. NCRA-approved programs require students to capture a minimum of 225 words per minute, a requirement for Federal Government employment as well.

Some States require court reporters to be notary publics. Others require the Certified Court Reporter (CCR) designation, for which a reporter must pass a State test administered by a board of examiners. The NCRA confers the entry-level designation Registered Professional Reporter (RPR) upon those who pass a four-part examination and participate in mandatory continuing education programs. Although voluntary, the designation is recognized as a mark of distinction in the field. A reporter may obtain additional certifications that demonstrate higher levels of competency, such as Registered Merit Reporter (RMR) or Registered Diplomate Reporter (RDR). The RDR is the highest level of certification available to court reporters. To earn it, a court reporter must either have 5 consecutive years of experience as an RMR or be an RMR and hold a 4-year bachelor’s degree.

The NCRA also offers the designations Certified Realtime Reporter (CRR), Certified Broadcast Captioner (CBC), and Certified CART Provider (CCP). These designations promote and recognize competence in instantaneously converting the spoken word into the written word.

I am very interested in studying criminal justice. I was wondering if anyone who is in the field could tell me perhaps what their job is and what school/experience they needed to get into it? Thank you in advance!

I have my degree in Criminal Justice. I wanted to be a police officer my entire life and always knew what I wanted to do. Unfortuanitly due to a bad ankle problem, I can't be a cop. Now I'm a Supervisor for a hospital security department. I perform a wide range of services from giving old ladies escorts to detaining and restraining mental subjects and drunks and druggies, domestic disputes, disorderly conduct, you name it. I get to perform a lot of the same functions as a police officer without all the paperwork! I'm also a Taser Instructor, a Mace Instructor, a Defensive Tactics instructor, and a CPI Instructor (kinda like verbal judo) and I train police officers in these functions all the time. There is a ton of things that you can do that have something to do with the criminal justice field, it's just finding the right spot that fits you.

Does anyone know some good sites about criminal law and criminal justice careers and information?

I'm almost 16 and I really needed some good info about these 2 careers. I have looked at some sites but they were not very good. Are there any sites you suggest?

There is a web site that gives information about a number of careers related to criminal law and justice.
http://www.legal-degrees.org/
My brother works for the Dept of Justice. and would be happy to send you information about job openings

What type of criminal justice careers am I now elligible for?

I really wanted to be a police officer, however I know I disqualified myself from it.

When I was a teenager I didn't know yet that I wanted any kind of Law enforcement career, so I went to a couple of parties and tried drugs ( on seperate occasions) just to see what it was like cause everyone else was doing it. I know that's an idiotic reason, but I was just a teenager, and curious and kind of a nerd, so I wanted to do it kind of like a science experiment. Lame, I know. I've tried 3 drugs, Weed, coke and E, but only once for my little experience and that was it.

Now that I'm an adult, I realiz these are disqualifiers for any type of law enforcement career, but I can't turn back time and sadly what's done is done.

I'm about to finish my bachelors degree in Criminal Justice from University, don't really want go to law school, and I have DQ'd myself from what I really want to do, so are there any other good CJ careers where my one time experimental period won't DQ me?

Well, first of all, you may not be disqualified for what you did as a teen. Do you have any sort of criminal record as an adult? If not, I seriously doubt your are DQ's from being a police officer.

But, there are other careers out there. I am an Juvenile Detention Superintendent/ Juvenile Probation Officer. I enjoy it because you are dealing with kids. There's also adult probation and corrections. You could also work for a district attorney doing investigative work for criminal cases.

The possibilities are limitless. But, don't count out the police force necessarily. If what you say is true, I don't think you are DQ'd as you think.

Majoring in criminal justice but enjoy and good with computers. Wondering if there are careers in that field that are computer based?

Of course there are. Forensic computers is what the advanced degree is called in that field. It is basically the cross of CJ and computers. This is a unique field that is needed by most large government agency's as well as large police departments. Because this is a specialized field, my advice to you would be talk to agency's and departments before applying and make sure they have a large branch involving computer forensics. If they do, then apply as a police officer, do your time and work your way into that unit. It will probably take an advanced (MA) degree in computer forensics, however. This would be necessary to separate you from all the other young officers that are computer smart. Definitely worth looking into if you enjoy the mixture of the 2 fields.

What are some careers in Criminal Justice, without being a police officer?

What would be a good minor to have with CJ or
what would be a good BS degree with a minor in criminal justice?

There are several other law enforcement officer jobs such as game wardens, conservation officers, park rangers, criminal investigators, special agents, probation or parole officers, or correctional officers for example.

There are many other criminal justice related positions. Some examples are attorney, forensic scientist, forensic psychologist, criminal justice instructor, private investigator, legal secretary, court reporter, criminologist, and security specialist.

Choose a minor that interests you. There are many good minors that you could choose from. It depends on what you want to do with your criminal justice degree.

I am in college and I want a career in Criminal Justice but I don't know what Type of job I want.
I am planning on getting a Bachelors Degree

I'm a K-9 handler/trainer and I've got to work with a lot of interesting and not so interesting groups. It depends on your personality and your motivations. Here are a few

Investigations
Computer related investigations (work to stop child pornography, humna trafficing, and money laundering as well as other computer related crimes.
Dispatch (requires a lot of patience and not a whole lot of activity)
Reports and Analysis (office work)
Patrolman (high risk but never a dull moment)
K-9 (requires a lot of endurance)
Explosives Ordinance Detection (these are reserves in case of an emergency or special occassion)
Hostage Negotiation Team (also a reserve)
DARE instructor (mainly volunteer work)
Crime scene photographer
Corrections officer (requires very good people skills, a lot of patience, and a firm personality)
Balif (not a very exciting job and normally given to retired persons)
Anti-terrorism Team (fairly new job since 9/11 but pretty interesting)
CIA or FBI agent
Court reporter
CSI
Court Clerk
Customs agent (requires a lot of work on your feet)
DEA agent (hard working but interesting)
Criminal psychology (requires a degree in psychology as well)
Forensics (Contrary to belief they don't just work with dead bodies but you have to be able to stomach that if it comes up)
Paralegal
Security guard
Detective (very interesting)
Probation officer (requires a lot of patience)
Private investigator
Sheriff
US Marshall
Secret Service (requires a lot of patience and not a very interesting job. I worked with them before and really didn't get any sense of self satisfaction out of my job while working with them. It is neccessary though and if you don't mind being in the public eye a lot you might enjoy it.)