CAREERS IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Following is a list of just a few of the many careers in criminal justice available to students with a BS or BA degree in Sociology:

LAW ENFORCEMENT

  

 

 

Federal

 

 

 

Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Inspector / Special Agent Customs Special Agent Deputy 
U. S. Marshal Drug Enforcement Special Agent 
Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent 
Fish & Wildlife Service Special Agent 
Immigration & Naturalization Criminal Investigator 
Inspector General Investigator 
Internal Revenue Internal Security Inspector 
Investigations Investigator 
Postal Service Inspector 
Secret Service Agent

 

State and Municipal

 

 

 

Deputy Sheriff 
Investigator 
Police Officer-Municipal 
State Trooper

 

 

 

ADULT CRIMINAL OFFENDERS

Criminal Court 
Parole Department 
Parole Board 
Penal Institution 
Police Department 
Prisoner's Aid Society 
Probation Department 

 

 

 

COURTS

 

 

 

 

Court Officer / Clerk 
Site Supervisor 
U. S. District Court Pretrial Services Officer 
Victim Services Personnel

 

 

 

CORRECTIONS

  

 

 

 

Corrections Officer 
Juvenile Justice Counselor 
Juvenile Probation Officer 
Parole Officer 
Prerelease Program Correctional Counselor 
Probation Officer 
Warden

 

 

 

DELINQUENT INSTITUTIONAL CARE 

Juvenile Courts 
Institutional and Reform Schools for Delinquents 
Detention Homes, Reformatories 
Other Correctional Institutions

 

 

 

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND CRIME PREVENTION 

Delinquency Prevention Associations 
Police Athletic Leagues 
Children's Aid Societies 
Community Center 
Juvenile Court 
Juvenile Protective Association 
Settlement House 
Police Department 
Probation Department

 

 

 

PRIVATE SECURITY

 

Credit Investigator 
Detective (retail, undercover, private, hotel, hospital, etc.) Guard Investigator (airplane, hotel, insurance, etc.) 
Loss Prevention Specialist 
Security Director 
Special Agent 
Undercover Agent