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
Correctional institutions
Secret Services
The Department of diplomatic security
Private detective companies
Federal air marshal agencies
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 ..
Transportation agencies
Cyber Crime Cells
Customs Department, and many others
Given such a wide range of choices you have to decide on what subjects interest you, how adventurous you are and what kind of career appeals to you, whether you like desk work more than field work, whether you want jobs with more safety than with jobs where there is a large element of personal risk and so on.
Based on these criteria you should select what type of career you want and then what degree would make you the best qualified for that particular career choice.
For example, if you love working with children and juveniles, think of getting a degree that focuses on juveniles. If you are more interested in prison management you should opt for a degree that focuses on correction management, and so on.
Main thing is: if you are not already employed you should first zero in on a career choice and then find the right type of degree that will qualify you for that particular career choice.
For those already employed, the most important criterion, of course, will be what kind of on-the-job training you have already received so far. You should always pick a criminal justice degree where you will get the most credit for your training.
Similarly, if you are already in a job and feel that a particular type of degree will help your career to advance in that particular job, you should opt for that. For example, if you are already working in a forensic lab, getting a degree in forensics should be just right for you.
Ultimately your choice of which particular type of criminal justice degree you should get should depend entirely on your choice of career and not on other extraneous factors such as cost or convenience or whatever.
Is A Degree In Criminal Justice A Smart Financial Decision?
According to the US Census Bureau, if you are a high school graduate you are likely to earn an average of $1.2 million over your entire working life, if you hold an associates degree this figure will go up to $1.6 million, if you are a bachelors degree holder your likely life-long earnings will be on average $ 2.1 million while if you are a masters degree holder or a PhD your life long earnings will be more than $ 3 million. In short, there is little doubt at all that the more qualified you are, the more you are likely to earn over your entire working life.
Compare this to the cost of ea ..
About The Author
Jim Greenberg recommends you visit the Online Criminal Justice Degree Guide for more information on a criminal justice degree. See http://www.ocjdg.com/2006/03/which_online_cr.html for more information.
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