Within the broad field of criminal justice you can get degrees in various specific fields. Some of these fields are: Corrections, Court Reporting, Crime Scene Investigation, Criminal Justice administration, homeland security, Economic Crimes, Forensic sciences, Law, Law Enforcement, Legal Studies, Paralegal & Legal Assistant, Public Safety Management and Security & Loss Prevention.
You should collect information about the various online degrees being offered by various schools and pick the one you find most suitable. Following is a list of some of the more important types of criminal justice degrees available:
Degrees in Criminal Justice
These degrees prepare students for a career in law and criminal justice:
Forensics
Justice administration
Legal services
Court reporting
Degrees in Law Enforcement
These degrees prepare students for careers in policing and investigation:
Crime scene investigations
Law enforcement
Legal services
Paralegal & legal assistant
Degrees in Correction Management
Prepares students in the management of prisons and other correctional institutions
Correctional management and administration
Urban management and administration of probation and parole
Probation and parole
Which Specific Criminal Justice Degree Do I Need For The Career I Want?
Students with criminal justice degrees have an extensive array of careers open to them coupled with immense opportunities for growth and progress. Criminal justice incumbents earn among the best salaries and compensations in the country.
Individuals with degrees in Criminal Justice find entry-level job positions in:
Probation departments
Corporate security firms
Financial investigation office
Parole agencies
Drug and firearms agencies
Local, state or federal police and sheriff departments
Immigration departments
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Degrees in Security Management
These degrees prepare students for managing the security needs of corporate and public institutions.
Technical systems and planning management
Corporate security management
Corporate crime prevention
Assets protection management
Administrative law
Homeland security
Degrees in Juvenile Justice
These degrees prepare students for careers dealing with juveniles.
Urban juvenile justice
Juvenile counseling theories
Degrees in Economic Crime
These degrees prepare students for careers dealing with economic crime and fraud.
Economic crime management
Fraud management
Forensic accounting
Economic crime investigation
Top 5 reasons NOT to attend ITT Techs criminal justice program
There are five major reasons that should dissuade you from attending an online criminal justice program offered by ITT Tech. They are:
1. Accreditation:
ITT Technical Institute is accredited by ACICS. While ACICS is duly registered with the federal government as such registration is mandatory, it is not one of the eight regional accrediting (RA) bodies that are funded by the US Department of Education and authorised by it to grant accreditation. As a result credit and degrees earned at ITT Tech are not recognised by most employers and by most good schools having RA accreditation. For examp ..
Degrees in Public Safety Management
These degrees prepare students for careers dealing with public safety.
Emergency response policy
Public safety management
About The Author
Jim Greenberg recommends you visit the Online Criminal Justice Degree Guide for more information on criminal justice programs. See http://www.ocjdg.com/2006/03/which_online_cr.html for more information.
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