| Following the tragic events of 9/11 there is | | | | for your working experience or any on-the-job |
| today a much greater awareness throughout | | | | training that you may have gone through. |
| society about such issues as homeland | | | | |
| security, airport security, public safety and | | | | A degree in criminal justice/criminology will |
| management, international terrorism, | | | | open up many different careers for you at the |
| criminology and criminal psychology and many | | | | local, state or federal government level as |
| other related subjects. Interestingly these | | | | well as in the private sector. You can also |
| are all subjects you can major in or obtain | | | | get teaching jobs in various colleges and |
| specializations in through degrees in | | | | universities if you have a master's or a PhD |
| criminal justice/criminology. And more | | | | degree in criminal justice/criminology. |
| interestingly, such a degree in criminal | | | | |
| justice/criminology can get you a job a lot | | | | Within the broad field of criminal justice |
| more easily than a degree in a number of | | | | criminology you can specialize in different |
| other subjects. This is because the US Bureau | | | | fields such as criminal justice |
| of Labor Statistics has identified careers in | | | | administration, criminology, criminal and |
| criminal justice as one of the top five | | | | business law, court procedures, policing, |
| careers in the coming years in terms of | | | | corrections, juvenile justice, domestic |
| future job opportunities. | | | | violence, court report writing, private |
| | | | security, homeland security, public safety |
| You can get degrees in criminal justice | | | | and management, economic crime and fraud |
| criminology from both traditional schools as | | | | management, cyber crime, paralegal studies, |
| well as online schools. If you are a working | | | | forensic science, crime scene investigation |
| adult, online courses will suit you a lot | | | | etc. |
| more than a traditional program since to | | | | |
| complete an online program you do not have to | | | | Depending on your major or specialization, a |
| give up your job or relocate or disrupt your | | | | criminal justice/criminology degree in any of |
| life in anyway. | | | | these areas will make you eligible for jobs |
| | | | in local, state or federal law enforcement, |
| More importantly, if you are a working adult | | | | law firms, agencies such as the FBI, banks |
| already working in the field of criminal | | | | and insurance companies, corrections |
| justice, an online degree will get you that | | | | facilities, law courts, organizations |
| much coveted promotion or switch to a more | | | | responsible for public safety and a host of |
| well paying job. You can also get a degree | | | | similar organizations. The salaries in these |
| much quicker than through the traditional | | | | careers are also quite attractive with median |
| route as most online criminal justice | | | | salaries for such careers being around |
| criminology programs allow you to take credit | | | | $40,000 a year. |