Category Archives: Careers in Criminal Justice

What Can I Do with a Criminal Justice Degree?

If you’re reading this, you’re probably at least curious about the criminal justice field. But naturally before enrolling in a program, paying tuition and potentially racking up student loans, you want to make sure you get a return on investment. …

Top Five Criminal Justice Careers for Job Openings

In an earlier blog CriminalJusticeSchoolInfo.com wrote this year, we discussed some of the fastest growing criminal justice careers. These employment growth % percentages come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)’ most recent projections, released in December 2013. While …

Volunteer at your Local Police Department

Volunteering for your local police department is a great way to serve the community while gaining relevant work experience to kick start your career. For example, the Milwaukee Police Department says this about its Reserve Police Officer Unit: “Many Reserve …

Biometrics—Career of the Near Future

You have probably seen it in a sci-fi film or futuristic TV show: someone gaining secure entry to their office by scanning their eye or palm. Or you might own an updated smart phone equipped with a fingerprint, rather than …

Black History Month: Criminal Justice Role Models

Before this year’s Black History Month comes to close, let’s take a look at some pioneering and inspirational African Americans who have held key criminal justice positions. Alexander Twilight (1795-1857) Alexander Lucius Twilight is known as the first African American …

Cold E-mails & Informational Interviews

Learn how to set up an informational interview by sending cold e-mails, and what career questions you should ask when you meet. In our “Grab a Coffee” blog posting, we talked about how meeting face-to-face with a criminal justice professional …

New BLS Projections: Fastest Growing Criminal Justice Careers

On December 19, 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its latest Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH) for 2014-2015, with new employment projections for the decade 2012-2022. (The OOH may be viewed at: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/) The updated OOH profiles “334 …