Great jobs for criminal justice majors

COPYRIGHT......Page 4
CONTENTS......Page 7
INTRODUCTION......Page 9
THE JOB SEARCH......Page 19
THE SELF-ASSESSMENT......Page 20
HOW TO CONDUCT A SELF-ASSESSMENT......Page 21
USING YOUR SELF-ASSESSMENT......Page 39
WHY WRITE A RESUME?......Page 41
THE CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME......Page 42
QUESTIONS RESUME WRITERS OFTEN ASK......Page 50
THE FUNCTIONAL RESUME......Page 53
THE TARGETED RESUME......Page 55
DIGITAL RESUMES......Page 56
THE COVER LETTER......Page 62
WHAT DO THEY CALL THE JOB YOU WANT?......Page 67
WHERE ARE THESE JOBS, ANYWAY?......Page 73
NETWORKING......Page 84
PREPARING TO NETWORK......Page 86
BEGINNING THE NETWORKING PROCESS......Page 93
SHUTTING DOWN YOUR NETWORK......Page 97
INTERVIEWING......Page 98
PREPARING FOR THE INTERVIEW......Page 99
INTERVIEW CONTENT......Page 103
USE YOUR COMMUNICATION SKILLS......Page 108
FOLLOWING UP ON THE EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW......Page 109
FOLLOWING UP ON THE NETWORK CONTACT......Page 110
A FINAL POINT ON NETWORKING FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE MAJORS......Page 112
JOB OFFER CONSIDERATIONS......Page 113
NEGOTIATING YOUR OFFER......Page 114
COMPARING OFFERS......Page 116
RENEGING ON AN OFFER......Page 117
THE GRADUATE SCHOOL CHOICE......Page 118
CONSIDER YOUR MOTIVES......Page 119
FINDING THE RIGHT PROGRAM FOR YOU: SOME CONSIDERATIONS......Page 123
EVALUATING ACCEPTANCES......Page 128
SOME NOTES ABOUT REJECTION......Page 129
THE CAREER PATHS......Page 131
CRIMINAL JUSTICE: A DEGREE IN DEMAND......Page 132
A FULL PLATE OF CHOICES......Page 135
PATH 1: LAW ENFORCEMENT: PATROL YOUR POSSIBILITIES......Page 136
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 137
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 142
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 143
REQUIREMENTS FOR PROMOTION......Page 147
EARNINGS......Page 149
CAREER OUTLOOK......Page 151
GENERAL WORDS OF ADVICE......Page 152
POSSIBLE EMPLOYERS......Page 157
POSSIBLE JOB TITLES......Page 158
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS......Page 161
PATH 2: THE COURTS: THE CASE FOR GREAT CAREERS......Page 170
THE COURTS......Page 171
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 173
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 174
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 175
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 176
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 177
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 178
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 179
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 180
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 181
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 182
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 183
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 184
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 185
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 187
EARNINGS......Page 188
CAREER OUTLOOK......Page 193
STRATEGY FOR FINDING THE JOBS......Page 197
POSSIBLE EMPLOYERS......Page 199
POSSIBLE JOB TITLES......Page 200
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS......Page 203
THE CORRECTIONS SYSTEM......Page 208
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 211
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 212
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 213
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 214
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 216
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 217
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 218
EARNINGS......Page 219
CAREER OUTLOOK......Page 222
STRATEGY FOR FINDING THE JOBS......Page 224
POSSIBLE JOB TITLES......Page 226
RELATED OCCUPATIONS......Page 227
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS......Page 228
THE JUVENILE COURT SYSTEM......Page 233
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 237
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 240
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 241
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 244
EARNINGS......Page 245
CAREER OUTLOOK......Page 246
STRATEGY FOR FINDING THE JOBS......Page 247
EMPLOYERS......Page 250
POSSIBLE JOB TITLES......Page 251
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS......Page 252
PATH 5: ALLIED BUSINESS: CAREERS FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE ENTREPRENEUR......Page 258
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 259
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 260
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 261
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 262
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 263
CYBERCRIME......Page 264
DEFINITION OF THE CAREER PATH......Page 265
WORKING CONDITIONS......Page 266
TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS......Page 267
EARNINGS......Page 268
CAREER OUTLOOK......Page 272
STRATEGY FOR FINDING THE JOBS......Page 274
POSSIBLE EMPLOYERS......Page 278
POSSIBLE JOB TITLES......Page 281
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS......Page 282
INDEX......Page 287