Criminal Justice Career Information
A criminal justice major has a wide variety of careers available in a field where there are many job opportunities.
The criminal justice field is interdisciplinary, drawing knowledge from many areas. The degree prepares students for entry level positions in a wide variety of criminal justice and social service agencies and for graduate study in many fields.
Information on careers in criminal justice also can also be found at the UTC Career & Student Employment Center located in Room 315 in the University Center.
Law Enforcement Job Links:
911HotJobs, http://www.911hotjobs.com
CareerBuilder, http://www.careerbuilder.com
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (Employment and Links), http://www.calea.org
CopCareer, http://www.copcareer.com
International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training, http://www.iadlest.org
Jobs4Police, http://www.jobs4police.com
LawEnforcementJobs, http://www.lawenforcementjob.com
Officer, http://www.officer.com
Official Directory of State Patrol & State Police, http://www.statetroopersdirectory.com
Police Guide, http://www.policeguide.com
PoliceEmployment, https://silentprofessionals.org/
USACops,https://www.usacops.com/
Court Related Job Links:
American Bar Association Career Corner, http://www.abanet.org/lsd/jobopp.html
Association of Corporate Counsel, http://jobs.acca.com/search/browse/
Counsel.net, http://counsel.net/jobs/
FindLaw, http://careers.findlaw.com
Internet Legal Research Group, http://www.ilrg.com/pre-law.html
LawForum, http://www.lawforum.com/html/career_center.html
National Association for Law Placement, http://www.nalp.org
National Bar Association, http://www.nationalbar.org
National Center for State Courts, http://www.ncsc.org
National Federation of Paralegal Associations, http://www.paralegals.org
WashLaw, https://www.washlaw.org/
Correction Related Job Links:
American Correctional Association, http://www.aca.org
American Jail Association, http://www.corrections.com/aja
Corrections Connection, http://www.corrections.com
Federal Bureau of Prisons, http://www.bop.gov
National Institute of Corrections, http://www.nicic.gov
General
CriminalJusticeJobsHelp, http://www.criminaljusticejobshelp.com/
Federal Job Links:
USAJobs, https://www.usajobs.gov/
Federal Government Jobs, http://www.dcjobsource.com/fed.html
Federal Jobs Net, http://www.federaljobs.net
FirstGov, http://firstgov.gov/
Government Departments and Agencies, http://www.firstgov.gov/Agencies/Federal/All_Agencies/index.shtml
Govtjobs.com, http://www.govtjobs.com
U.S. Customs and Border Protection,https://www.cbp.gov/careers
U.S. Government Manual, https://www.usgovernmentmanual.gov/Home.aspx
U.S. Government Office of Personnel Management,https://www.opm.gov/about-us/careers-at-opm/
State and Local Job Links:
Council of State Governments, http://www.statenews.org
GovJobs, http://www.govjobs.net
GovSpot, http://www.govspot.com
International City/County Management Association, http://www.icma.org
Local Government Institute, http://www.lgi.org
National Association of Counties, http://www.naco.org
National Conference of State Legislatures, http://www.ncsl.org
National League of Cities, http://www.nlc.org
State and Local Government on the Net, http://www.statelocalgov.net
State and Local Governments, http://www.loc.gov/rr/news/stategov/stategov.html
U.S. Conference of Mayors, http://www.usmayors.org
Career Planning Links
American Academy of Forensic Sciences, http://www.aafs.org
American Board of Criminalistics (Forensic Science), http://www.criminalistics.com
American Society of Criminology, http://www.asc41.com