Career questions tagged criminal-justice
Criminal justice is a four-year degree earned in college. Popular careers include law enforcement, lawyers, forensic nurse. Please read below for more information. Read more Show less
How can I choose between Criminal Justice, Architecture, Mycology or Forensic Studies?
I have a growing passion for each subject, but I have no idea which I want to pursue.
HOW much does a police officer make?
How much does a police officer get on average for a income and what education do you have to have to be a police officer is the need for police officers declining or acceding
What are good internships for biology or criminal justice ?
Ive always been interested in a job like criminal justice or marine biology and im interested in getting a good idea of what I would be doing. Ive always been interested in biology and criminal justice sounds like a good, fit job for me.
Did college help prepare you for your career ?
I'm a student going into college next year with an undecided career, and a criminal Justice major, and I want to know if college helped make a career choice.
What should I do to get to my end goal?
My end goal is to become a criminal behavior analyst or a Criminal Investigator. I currently am in school earning a bachelor’s in Criminology and Behavioral Healthcare. With an Associates in Criminal Justice already. I was wondering if getting a job as a CPI ( child protective investigations will help me land a job in behavior analysis or criminal investigations easier ?
What state offers the best opportunities for someone wanting to be an FBI agent?
Would Los Angeles be a good choice?
What degrees for becoming a police officer?
I want a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice degree and maybe even a Master of Criminal Justice degree. Should I go to a community college for my first two years of undergraduate education and then move to a 4-year college for my bachelor's/master's? Are the degrees even necessary? Also, since I'm going to start as a cop and then move up to homicide detective or maybe even as an FBI (special) agent, what classes should I take? What colleges are good for my degree? I really like writing, but my parents say a writer can't live off of books. So I guess it could be a hobby kind of thing. I'm also planning to take 4 years of study in French (of high school). What should I major in? Should I also minor in other studies and if so, which ones?
What should my masters focus on?
As a psychology major minoring in criminal justice should my master's focus on psychology or criminal justice?
What do you need to get a law degree?
What kind of education level would you need to go to get a law degree such as being a law enforcement officer and agent or criminal justice officer or official
what benefits do I get if I join Protective Services?
I just want to know some of the benefits from joining PS has to offer me when I join.
What should I major in if I want to go into the FBI?
What should I major in if I want to go into the FBI
What do I have to do to become a criminal profiler?
This is just the career I'd like to pursue. I'd like to know next steps after high school
What kind of jobs can I get with a criminal justice BA?
I am going to uni for a Criminal Justice degree and want to make sure I'm making the right choice for a future.
What is the minimum GPA to get into a criminal-justice based internship?
I personally am interested in law, more specifically criminal-justice and serving as an agent in the FBI one day.
I love criminal justice and learning about criminal offenses. I want to pursue it as a career but I also want to be in a business environment.
Investigation has piqued my interest and I have looked at a Human Rights Investigator as well.
Does the job of a police officer have mental and physical stress, how hard is it to make those stressful decisions?
I would like to know how the body and the mind react to the stress
What would someone wanting to be a criminal law paralegal major in?
Being a criminal law paralegal would be great but, I am not sure what I would major in to become one.
What is the starting salary for a paralegal?
My mother is a paralegal and I find it super fascinating. She is a medical paralegal but I would love to be a criminal law paralegal. I love learning about the law so I think that being a criminal law paralegal would be great.
What is the starting salary for a fingerprint technician?
I am interested in crime and studying criminology would be super cool. It is amazing that they can find a person of the lines in someone finger print. I would love to help serve justice for a family by finding a criminal off of their fingerprints.
Is it okay to select forensic psychology as a career option, if you are from humanities background?
So, I am from India and am interested in psychology so I chose humanities.. however, alot of people in my surrounding are asking me not to continue psychology as it is kind of a dead career option since not much jobs are available and it will be hard to fend myself later.. So what should I do.. I don't understand.. though i like it and would like to continue my opinion of going through with it but then the opinions of other people are also justifiable so I don't know what to do.... (I want to go for forensic psychology specifically..)
Is it important to be a good reader and enjoy reading for criminal law?
I am extremely interested in criminal law and going into that field. but I'm not he biggest reader. I tolerate it and I am good at reading, but I don't really enjoy it and I want to know if that is an important thing to think about.
What is the most important quality for criminal law?
I want to know if I'd be a good fit, so I want to know the most important quality/qualities for criminal law lawyers.
Why can the ability to be thoughtful help me become a lawyer?
I'm an 8th grader and I'm 13 years old. My favorite class in school is English. I have skills in writing and time management. One of my hobbies is art, such as drawing.
When being a Cop does bravery play a big part in the job?
I am 14 years old, 8th grader, and bilingual.
How can I use the ability to be patient to help with certain skills such as communication to help become a lawyer?
I'm an 8th grader and I'm 13 years old. My favorite class in school is English. I have skills in writing and time management. One of my hobbies is art, such as drawing.
What should i consider when wanting to major in Law and Criminal Justice?
I'm interested in majoring in Law in Criminal Justice and i just want to learn how to prepare for that.