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