whats criminal justice?

Question

im a freshman in highschool and im trying to figure out what do i wanna major in for highschool I started off thinking of doing business but i heard criminal justice is fun i have an idea of what it is but im not sure so can anybody tell me what is it really? what you would have to study? and what jobs does that get you

Answer 1

I work with someone in charge of a criminal justice program at my community college, and there's not a lot of jobs you can get with this degree (many people take it after going through the policy academy, become a cop, and want to become a detective).

Here's some of the things you can do with it, according to the US Dept of Labor:

Background qualifications for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists vary by State, but a bachelor’s degree in social work, criminal justice, or a related field is usually required.

Most probation officers and correctional treatment specialists work as trainees or on a probationary period for up to a year before being offered a permanent position.

What do they do?
Probation officers, who are called community supervision officers in some States, supervise people who have been placed on probation. Correctional treatment specialists, who may also be known as case managers, counsel and create rehabilitation plans for offenders to follow when they are no longer in prison or on parole.

Other jobs you can get with this degree?

1) Parole officers and pretrial services officers perform many of the same duties that probation officers perform. The difference is that parole officers supervise offenders who have been released from prison, whereas probation officers work with those who are sentenced to probation instead of prison.

2) There are no formal education requirements for most private detective and investigator jobs, although many private detectives have college degrees. Private detectives and investigators typically have previous experience in other occupations. Some work initially for insurance or collections companies, in the private security industry, or as paralegals. Many investigators enter the field after serving in law enforcement, the military, government auditing and investigative positions, or Federal intelligence jobs.

A few enter the occupation directly after graduation from college, generally with associate’s or bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice or police science. The majority of States and the District of Colombia require private detectives and investigators to be licensed. Licensing requirements vary, however

Training in subjects such as criminal justice and police science is helpful to aspiring private detectives and investigators. Most corporate investigators must have a bachelor’s degree, preferably in a business-related field.

FYI: To do the "CSI" type work, you have to study to be a forensic science technician, who investigates crimes by collecting and analyzing physical evidence. You don't study criminal justice, you either get a 4-year degree in forensic science (for more job opportunities) or a 2-year degree in forensic science.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Criminal justice deals with penal code and sentences or crime and penalty with indeterminate sentence law to give justtice to culprit if he shows good behaviour inside the jailhouse.Its really fun because you are going to study elements of a crime and be able to determine that crime in the exam given by the professor. The job could be a police or inside the laboratory or federal bureau.

Answer 3

Top two phony-baloney degrees:

1) Business

2) criminal justice

You might as well say "which degree will leave me with the least earning potential...?"

Criminal justice is usually a precursor to a Law degree (lawyer). Lawyers are scum.

A business degree will put you in a job where it is your sole purpose to make somone else money. So you will have spent your whole life making money, you might as well not have been born.

Good luck.

Answer 4

once you're attracted to starting to be a paralegal i could exceedingly recommend pursuing an pals degree in paralegal examine or a bachelors degree in paralegal examine. regardless of a 4-365 days degree in criminal justice, you're able to nonetheless choose a certification software as a fashion to fulfill the standards of get entry to point paralegal positions. a level in paralegal examine gets you to that element lots quickest and for much less funds. solid success!

Answer 5

i didnt know you could major in highschool... since im in highschool and we dont have that kinda stuff... thats usually for colleges isnt it?. anyway criminal justice can be law enforcement or that stuff you see on the CSI shows... whatever you see on tv thats kinda like criminal justice... except the tv isnt that realistic... you cant solve a crime in 2 days alot of the time.... sometimes it takes a few months

Answer 6

It's a Corrupted System that Favors the Wealthy, and Screws the Poor Guy that doesn't have the $$$ to Properly Defend Himself.

Answer 7

Law enforcement like investigators and detectives and stuff like that.