Through campus events, online resources, and career planning advising, the Department of Criminal Justice helps students who are planning for a criminal justice career or who are planning to pursue graduate education in criminal justice.

Events

Lambda Alpha Epsilon and the Radford University Career Services and Community Engagement Office hosted the Criminal Justice Career Invitational on November 12, 2012.  Federal, state, regional, and local law enforcement agencies, offering internships, jobs, and career advice, were on campus to talk with all interested students (all majors welcome).  This event provided an excellent opportunity to network with criminal justice agencies and practitioners.  Stay tuned for information about future criminal justice career fairs!

Radford University Resources

• What Can I Do with a Major in Criminal Justice? (and employment suggestions) (pdf)
• Criminal Justice Career Advising Checklist (pdf)
• Radford University Career Services

Handouts from Criminal Justice Career Planning Seminar:

• Becoming a Lawyer or Paralegal (pdf)
• Careers in Adult Corrections (pdf)
• Federal Agency Employment for Non-Law Enforcement Jobs (pdf)
• Law Enforcement Career Tips (pdf)

Criminal Justice Career Planning

• DiscoverPolicing.org (a website by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and Bureau of Justice Assistance, focusing on information about police professions)
• CriminalJusticePrograms.com (Information about academic programs and career planning)
• Employment in Criminal Justice Mega-Links Page (maintained by Dr. Tom O’Connor, Austin Peay State University)

Continuing Your Education

• Radford University Graduate Program in Criminal Justice
• Radford University Pre-Law Website
• Law School Admission Council (Information about the LSAT and law school)
• Graduate Education in Criminal Justice: A State-by-State Guide (maintained by Dr. Tom O’Connor, Austin Peay State University)
• Graduate Education in Forensic Science (maintained by the American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Finding Jobs: Some Useful Websites

• USA Jobs (for federal government employment, including jobs, information for recent graduates, paid internships, and unpaid internships)
• Virginia Association of Counties (for Virginia county government jobs)
• Virginia Workforce Connection (for Virginia jobs)
• Virginia Employment Commission (for Virginia jobs)
• PoliceOne (nationwide database of jobs primarily in law enforcement, but also in some other areas of criminal justice)
• CorrectionsOne (nationwide database of jobs primarily in corrections)
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences Employment Website (nationwide database of forensic science jobs)
• International Association of Emergency Managers Jobs Board (nationwide database of emergency management jobs)