What are good fields to get into after obtaining a BS in Criminal Justice?

Question

I am currently working towards my Bachelors in Criminal Justice. However, I am not interested in becoming a police officer or correctional officer. ( my husband is military and we have children). I am interested in counseling, investigation,or any related field-any suggestions from those of you already established in these fields?? What would I need to do following graduation in order to enter these fields??

Answer 1

It must be difficult to both take care of your studies and manage a family at the same time, so here's some good vibes to you for being able to do it!

In your post you stated that after graduating you'd like to enter the fields of counseling or investigation. There are numerous opportunities in both fields for people who hold Criminal Justice degrees. My only question to you is: Is how much you make a determining factor in what you'd like to persue and how much would you like to make while doing it?

There are many jobs across the United States that can be classified as "social service" positions, such as counseling. This was the route that I took after graduating with my bachelors in Criminal Justice and I have found two very distinct things about theprofession. First, I enjoy coming to work everyday and feeling that I've impacted the lives of the people I work with (at-risk youth). Second, I get paid very little for the work that I do (this is across the board for the vast majority of counseling positions).

Through the course of deciding what I wanted to do with my life after college, I looked into various non-police investigative jobs as well. Of those that I found, three meet the investigative criteria that you are looking into: private investigation, insurance investiagtion, background investigation.

You can go to monster.com and type in either "private investigation" or "insurance investigation" and get a slew of hits on jobs in these fields. For background investigation, I stumbled onto a site, www.usis.com. Formerly known as the United States Investigative Service and attatched to the government, they are now a private company that provides the service of conducting background investigations for the government.

Hope this has been of some help and good luck in your job search!

Answer 2

You could try a paralegal with an attorney's office. I'm not sure if where you are whether you have to have a license to be one or not. You could be a probation or parole officer or go into the Social Services field or forensics. Although it's not like it is on t.v. in forensics. Would be nice if it was. Not much counseling to do in forensics though.

When I got mine my college broke down the Criminal Justice school into 4 categories Pre-Law, Corrections, Law Enforcement & Social Services.

Answer 3

You could work as a Probation Officer
Alcohol, Firearms, and Tobacco
Alcoholic and Beverage Commission
Escort for offenders transporting to other state facilities
Prison Counselor
Security for The Government (where your husband is located)
Pathology field
*The above needs a BS

You could always do all sorts of work for the Government but I would recommend working towards your Masters for that. Closer to graduation, just keep your eye open for job fairs at your University.

Answer 4

I am just going to say thank you for posting this question I am gonna be doing my bachelors in criminology and you broadened my prospects.Thanx again good question =)

Answer 5

i am going to suggest going to law school part time..it will broaden your views.or you could also do a course in psychology.that would help you better if you want to do counselling.Good luck.

Answer 6

I think applying for a coroner's position would be suitable. That's if you have more time to study at your local county's crime inv. center. And if your kids are older and don't need you as much.

Answer 7

try law school part time is correct if you live very near one. or go to business school.

Answer 8

Zoologist.

Answer 9

vet for broken down stray animals