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CRIMINAL JUSTICE

         

The program in Criminal Justice offers students a focused interdisciplinary exposure to all aspects of crime and criminal justice. Course in the program deal with crime, violence, and other forms of deviance and the response to these problems by police, courts, and corrections; contemporary criminal justice issues; and ethical concerns and research. Students majoring in criminal justice receive an excellent preparation for further study in graduate or professional school as well as careers in criminal justice.


SAMPLE OCCUPATIONS
Law Enforcement
Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms Agent
Customs Agent
Deputy US Marshall
Drug Enforcement Agent
FBI (Special) Agent
Postal Service Investigator
Secret Service Agent
Internal Revenue Special Agent
Internal Revenue Officer
Import/Export Specialist
Park Ranger
Environmental Conservation Officer
State Trooper
Police officer
Criminologist
Criminal Investigator

Corrections
Corrections Officer
Corrections Counselor
Warden
Child Welfare Caseworker
Parole Officer
Penologist
Prisoner Classification Interviewer
Recreational Specialist
Inmate Records Coordinator
Employment Counselor
Forensic Science
Criminologist
Arson Specialist
Ballistics Specialist
Document Specialist
Fingerprint Specialist
Polygraph Specialist
Serology Specialist

Private Security
Alarm Investigator
Credit Investigator
Security Detective
Loss Prevention Specialist
Security Manager
Security Detective
Commercial Security
Institutional Security
Industrial Security

Courts
Bailiff
Court Administrator
Court Liaison Officer
Judge
Lawyer
Paralegal
Pre-Trail Services
Probation Officer
Victims Services
Law Librarian
Court Clerk
Court Reporter

Organizations who have hired Rutgers-Newark Graduates:
Essex Vicinage Probation Division
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Public Defender Service for D.C.
National Organization of Women
Central Intelligence Agency
City of New York Department of Consumer Affairs
Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Asian Pacific American Institute
Office of the Public Defender of New Jersey
The Kettering Foundation
Program for Women and Families
National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials
State of New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs
United States Department of State

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Career Development Center 360 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
Hill Hall room #313 Newark, NJ 07102-1801
(973) 353-5311 fax: (973)353-5355
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