What Can You do With a Graduate Degree in Criminal Justice?

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The Master's Degree Program in Criminal Justice is designed to help you excel in a broad variety of leadership and supervisory roles, whether in the: Court system Law enforcement Corrections Policing Private or public security Juvenile justice Drug addiction Violence prevention Rehabilitation Investigation Intelligence Compliance Social service Consulting Litigation Paralegal Private Investigator Secret Service Agent Intelligence Criminologist Lab analyst Field analyst Judicial Attorney

Criminologist Social Worker Law Librarian Coroner Corrections Facilities Manager Police Detective FBI Agent U.S. Customs Agent Rehabilitation Specialist Contracts Administrator Penologist Criminal Investigator Substance Abuse Counselor Private Investigator Warden Compliance Officer Victim Services Specialist Industrial Security Consultant Federal Investigator Detectives Probation Officer FBI Agent ATF Agent CIA Agent Forensic scientist

 

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Federal and state prisons County and city government Government agencies Substance abuse clinics County jails Precinct station houses Prison camps Youth correction facilities Medium-security correction facilities Voluntary correction facilities Halfway houses and pre-release programs Child Support Services Department of Human Services Department of Defense Narcotics Bureau National Security Agency

Non-profit organization Social Services Department FBI Prisons State Police Juvenile detention centers Juvenile group homes Women’s and family shelters Domestic violence agencies Immigration and naturalization services Other nonprofit organizations Alternative schools Reintegration programs U.S. Department of Justice Central Intelligence Agency Drug Enforcement Administration Federal Bureau of Investigation

 

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JobCop.com-List of police sites to all states
National Archive of Criminal Justice Data
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United States Department of Justice
The National Drug Enforcement Officers Association
National Security Agency
U.S. Department of State
Department of Defense
Careers in Law & Order
Careers in Corrections
The American Parole and Probation Association
American Correctional Association
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Police and Detectives Occupational Outlook Handbook - Private Detectives and Investigators
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Judges, Magistrates and Other Judicial Workers
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Lawyers
Occupational Outlook Handbook - Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Criminal Justice Pay Scales