Jobs and Career Information for Criminal Justice
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE CAREER GUIDES
Great Jobs for Criminal Justice Majors
Stephen E. Lambert and Debra Regan
Chicago: VGM Career Books (2001)
Great Jobs for Criminal Justice Majors helps students explore career options within their field of study. Every aspect of the job-search process is covered, including assessing talents and skills, exploring options, making a smooth transition from college to career, conducting an effective job search, and landing the job. The book is filled with a variety of career choices. It is available only as an electronic book through netLibrary (accessible by authorized IUPUI users).
From College to Career: A Guide for Criminal Justice Majors (HV9950 .P44 2004)
By Barbara Peat
Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 2004.
From College to Career enables readers to explore career choices and make informed career decisions. The book guides readers through critical thinking and reflection on career choices, and the activities in each chapter provide opportunities to personalize the learning experience. Much of the content information focuses on what readers need to know to help them make decisions about their major and career, including a comparison of the three main career tracks--policing, courts, and corrections--and the role of politics in criminal justice professions, ethical choices, and the need for networking.
Criminal Justice and Criminology : a Career Guide to Local, State, Federal and Academic Positions (HV9950 .A53 2003)
By James F. Mangels, Nancie J. Dyson, and Laronistine Anderson
Dallas: University Press of America, (2003)
Criminal Justice and Criminology introduces criminal justice and criminology professionals, students (undergraduate and graduate) and others interested in the field, to the many employment opportunities that are provided by both academic disciplines. The authors provide students a one-stop source with an exhaustive list of over 160 career options.
Careers in Criminal Justice and Related Fields (HV8143 .H327 2006, Reference)
By Scott J. Harr and Karen M. Hess
Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth (2006)
This book provides students with the necessary information to help them enter the field of criminal justice--from finding a criminal justice internship all the way to locating the right criminal justice profession for them. It also helps students develop a job-search strategy, offering information on internship requirements, professional conduct, résumés, interviews, and locating jobs. It is also a valuable resource to those in the field who are interested in professional development, job change and promotional advancement.
ONLINE EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Law Enforcement Jobs
This is a database of links to either law enforcement employers, or to databases to help you find law enforcement employers.
Criminal Justice Career Resources
This is a copious, comprehensive list of criminal justice job leads and career resources, presented and maintained through the largesse of Charles L. Dreveskracht of the Criminal Justice and Legal Studies Department of Northeastern University.
Occupational Outlook Handbook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics keeps a wealth of information on careers and career choices. Find out what’s required of candidates within a given field, average salaries, forecasts for growth in the field, and much more.
Riley Guide
The Riley Guide is a directory of employment and career information sources and services on the Internet. It is primarily intended to provide instruction for job seekers on how to use the Internet to their best advantage, but recruiters and other career service industry professional will find information here to help them also.
USAJOBS
This is the official jobs site of the U.S. government. USAJOBS is provided at no cost and offers information on thousands of U.S. government job opportunities worldwide.
Officer.com
Officer.com lists hundreds of current law enforcement & police jobs, with new jobs added daily.
Corrections Connection
Corrections.com is an online news and information source for the Corrections field. This link takes you directly to the jobs and careers page.
Employment Mega-Links in Criminal Justice
This site includes a large list of links to both the major employment sites (e.g., Career Builder, Monster.com) and many high specialized sites and listings. The site is based in North Carolina, but it is, despite some state listings, national in scope.
