Criminal justice is a vast world with a varied range of careers and specialties. Within each criminal justice category (i.e. law enforcement, corrections and the judiciary) there is a plethora of specialties and job titles. There are also a variety …
In Part 1 of our interview with Professor Peter Moskos, he talks about working as a cop in “one of the worst ghettos in America” while conducting research towards his Ph.D. in Sociology. In this next part, Professor Moskos shares …
“Most days I don’t miss being a cop; being a professor is a better job. But I do miss working with people willing to risk their life for me. And as a police officer, I would risk my life for …
Simply put, crime analysts help law enforcement departments (local, state or federal) organize their personnel and resources to detain suspects and cut down on crime more efficiently. They do so by analyzing police records and reports to identify patterns in …
In our last blog post, we talked about how March is National Criminal Justice Month—a time to raise awareness about the occurrence of, response to and prevention of crime. One of the ways the ACJS (Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences) …
Whether you are fresh out of high school or college, or have been in the workforce for a long time, you may be struggling with questions like: “What career should I pursue?” “Am I in the right career?” “What do …
Although popular television shows and films have made great strides in making the public interested in how science can help solve crimes, it is fair to say they are not completely accurate. The popular television show CSI has its agents going to …
Some online discussion boards reveal that some people consider a criminal justice degree to be a “waste of time,” a “cake walk” or too generic, meaning graduates will have difficulty finding employment once they are finished. Although we at CJSI …
In Part 1 of our interview with Ken Goddard, we learned about him founding the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory in 1979 and the vast range of cases he and his staff investigate. Read on to learn about …
Forensics work is not limited to cases involving humans. The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Forensics Laboratory, located in Ashland Oregon, is dedicated to investigating and analyzing evidence related to wildlife cases and it is the only laboratory of its …