Major Advice!!

[SKYLINEGTR33MWJ]

Criminal Justice

What are the other possible career paths if one were to major and get their degree in criminal justice?

Would it be a good idea to double major in criminal justice and something else like psychology, sociology?

What are some advantages of majoring in this field?
What are the possible outcomes of majoring in crim. justice?

((other than the obvious careers like police enforcement, lawyers and judges!))

These are just some questions i would like to have answered!
I would hate to make any mistakes, any advice anyone? Please help!

One thing that springs to mind is medical forensics. You would also need a medical degree (or maybe medical technology discipline of some sort rather than an MD), but it is a rapidly expanding field from what have heard. Might be worth checking out.
Here's some info for starters.

Cheers
Mick

[Mortis]

Criminal Justice is a Good Foundation for many different pursuits in Grad School... But you probably know about those.

Other good 4 year degree opportunities-

Adult/Juvenile Probation and or Parole
Corrections and/or Juvenile Long Term Offender Programs
County or City Positions in City Attorney's office (and not necessarily Lawyer)
Court Investigations for DA's Office
FBI (usually requires law degree)
Social Services (has youth and conflict positions that are contracted with the state and work in conjunction with police and victim programs)


etc, etc....

I think your minor or double would depend on which direction you would like to go. Criminal Justice Degrees often have opportunities for different concentrations, depending on size of curriculum. I strongly suggest seeking out an advisor or career counselor.

Best of Luck!

[SKYLINEGTR33MWJ]

I have actually thought about doing something in forensic science but it would mean that id have to major in biology in order to get into the program.

The thing is that i dont want to major in bio. But the site u recommended really helped!!!

Im now actually thinking about double majoring in crJ and psychology... i think its a good combo there.
Thanxs for your advice!... any other suggestions? <anyone>

One of my friends is going for forensic psychology (ie profiling) and she really enjoys it. A peak into the minds of madmen, so to speak.

[U-96]

You could consider something numeracy or business-oriented and aim for fraud investigation or forensic accounting. Bad guys keep bank accounts too

Good luck whatever you choose, sounds like an exciting decision to have to make!

[SKYLINEGTR33MWJ]

Its unbelievable!!!

Those are the 4 major fields im insterested in >

1) Business
2) Criminal Justice
3) Psychology
4) Forensics

And they are all connected in some kind or another!

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I would like to hear a bit more> someone else has any
Suggestions, Advice, or Experiences to share?
*** anything helps***

Thanx

[Bill in SD, CA]

Computer forensics maybe?

Bill

[THRUSH]

Whir you beat me to it. Check out forensic pschology. Only problems are, it doesn't seem there are lots of schools offering the program yet. It's getting much more popular now though, so you see more everyday. It is very interesting.