Careers in Criminal Justice

A fascination with criminals and understanding criminal behavior has led to a period of explosive growth in the Criminal Justice field. It is expected that the job market will be able to accommodate graduates for years to come. Some professions for a Criminal Justice Graduate:

A Profession in the Legal Field

 

Lawyer	Paralegal	Lobbyist
Judge	Abstractor	Political Officeholder
Arbitrator	Claim Examiner	Legal Investigator
Mediator	Compliance and Enforcement Inspector	Corporate Investigator
Journalist	Title Examiner
Patent Agent	Legislative Assistant

A Profession as a Correctional Officer

 

Body Guards	Security Guard - government, commercial, industrial
House Detective	Police Officer
Store Detective	Probation and Parole Officer
Bailiff	Airport Security Officer

A Profession in Law Enforcement

 

Detective or Special Agent	Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent
Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff	Drug Enforcement Special Agent
State Police Officer	Immigration and Naturalization Service Agent
U.S. Marshal and Deputy Marshal	Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Special Agent
U.S. Border Patrol Special Agent	Customs Agent
	Internal Revenue Service Special Agent

 

A Profession as an Inspector or Compliance Officer

 

 

Agricultural Commodity Grader	Environmental Health Inspector	Motor Vehicle Inspector
Attendance Officers in public schools	Dealer Compliance Representative	Occupational Safety and Health Inspector
Aviation Safety Inspector	Equal Opportunity Representative	Park Ranger
Bank Examiner	Immigration Inspector	Postal Inspector
Consumer Safety Inspector	Logging Operations Inspector	Railroad Inspector
Customs Inspector	Mine Safety and Health Inspector	Revenue Officer
Securities Compliance Examiner	Travel Accommodations Rater	Construction and Building Inspector
Fire Marshal

 

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Organizations Campus:
3PR/ Pre-Law

Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity

TWU Sociology and Criminal Justice Club

State:
Texas Criminal Justice Coalition

Texas Department of Criminal Justice

National:
American Criminal Justice Association