| Statistical data shows that the large majority of | | | | job-specific skills as proper gun use, legal report writing |
| criminal justice majors go on to work in related fields, | | | | and dealing with different types of people. Extra |
| making a good use of their education and on-the-job | | | | training might also cover proper crime scene response, |
| training experience. Thus, internships and real-world | | | | investigative techniques, new equipment training and |
| career experience are important elements of criminal | | | | could involve shadowing an officer or investigator. |
| justice and criminology programs. | | | | Other training may involve, being a part of crime |
| Most students do not complete master’s programs | | | | prevention initiatives or participating in forensics |
| because their training within bachelor’s programs | | | | demonstrations. |
| are quite comprehensive. According to The College | | | | Communication skills are also important; graduates are |
| Majors Handbook “more than three-quarters of | | | | likely to eventually find themselves speaking to |
| criminal justice graduates participate in a training | | | | criminals, victims, witnesses, attorneys, the media, other |
| session of some type.” | | | | officers and departments, etc. An ability to convey |
| Many criminal justice degree grads go on to work | | | | ideas verbally and on paper is important, and as a |
| within the government in protective service jobs. They | | | | result, according to The College Majors Handbook, |
| might be police, parole or court officers, security or | | | | “more than 1 in 3 majors undertake training |
| prison guards, special agents or detectives. Some go | | | | designed to improve writing or public speaking skills.” |
| on to higher-tier (and higher-paying) managerial or | | | | There are salary rewards for those who participate in |
| supervising positions with many stepping into the field | | | | extra, on-the-job training programs. In addition, criminal |
| of social work. | | | | justice or criminology program majors who take |
| Most criminal justice and criminology graduates, in order | | | | advantage of these opportunities get to experience life |
| to be successful once on the job, need to learn such | | | | as a professional and build their resume. |