Criminal Justice Employment

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.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE CAREER INFORMATION:

Criminal Justice Career Profiles – a career and job search guide that is not specific to criminal justice but provides a variety of information regarding job searches and preparation

Criminal Justice Blog - information on the best criminal justice careers, jobs, and law enforcement training. Each position has a criminal justice job related description, along with salary information for various disciplines.

Criminal Justice Career Center – provides information regarding finding careers in criminal justice, career tips, and a criminal justice career planning guide

Criminal Justice Job Help – provides career tips and links to specific criminal justice jobs based upon locality.  Also provides links to various career search and preparation web sites

Careers in Public Service: Turn Your Passion Into a Career in Giving Back

CareerOneStop – a general career resource center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.  Contains information regarding career preparation such as resumes and application guides as well as job searches.

Cybersecurity - information about obtaining degrees in cybersecurity as well as cybersecurity career information

Forensic Psychology Degree Information - information regarding entrance to forensic science careers

Fire Science Degree Information - Resources for those seeking carrers in fire science and safety education.  Additional resources are available here.  You may also find information regarding accredited fire science degrees at this location (Fire Science Degree Guide)

Masters In Criminal Justice - features the following information:

  • Career center with criminal justice information
  • Useful guides and resources for master’s students
  • Professional organizations, internship info and opencourseware for continued learning
  • Scholarships and grants specifically for criminal justice master’s students

Student Training & Education in Public Service (STEPS)

Job Search Engines:

Indeed - Criminal Justice – a job search engine with a focused search on criminal justice jobs

Monster - Criminal Justice - a job search engine with a focused search on criminal justice jobs

Career Builder - Criminal Justice - a job search engine with a focused search on criminal justice jobs

CareerJet - Criminal Justice - a job search engine with a focused search on criminal justice jobs

ZipRecruiter - Criminal Justice - a job search engine with a focused search on criminal justice jobs

general occupational information:

O*NET - a tool for career exploration and job analysis; has detailed descriptions of the world of work for use by job seekers, workforce development and HR professionals, students, researchers, and more.

Occupational Outlook Handbook – an official site of the U.S. Department of Labor and Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Provides job forecasting information for a variety of career fields

professional associations:

American Criminal Justice Association – official site of the American Criminal Justice Association

American Society of Criminology – official site of the American Society of Criminology.  Contains job search information for criminal justice jobs in the area of higher education

International Association of Crime Analysts – official site of the International Association of Crime Analysis

National Criminal Justice Association – official site of the National Criminal Justice Association

American Academy of Forensic Sciences  - official site of the American Academy of Forensic Science

American Board of Criminalistics (Forensic Science)  - official site of the American Board of Criminalists primarily focused on forensic sciences

law enforcement:

DiscoverPolicing.org - a website by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and Bureau of Justice Assistance, focusing on information about police professions

Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (Employment and Links) – official site for the CALEA accreditation program.  Also includes career information and job searches

International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training – official site of the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training

Official Directory of State Patrol & State Police – directory of state police agencies

Jobs4Police – site offers assistance for completion of law enforcement entry exams

USACops - a job search engine specifically designed for those seeking law enforcement jobs

911 HotJobs – a job search engine for first responder jobs to include police and lawenforcement

PoliceOne - nationwide database of jobs primarily in law enforcement, but also in some other areas of criminal justice

court:

American Bar Association Career Corner – official site of the American Bar Association

FindLaw – provides information regarding careers in the legal field

Internet Legal Research Group – preferred for students entering law school.  Provides career information, LSAT preparation, and tips for applying to law school

LawJobs - a job search engine for those entering a law profession

Legal Employment – a job search engine for those entering a law profession

National Association for Law Placement – official site of the National Association for Law Placement

National Bar Association – official site of the National Bar Association

National Federation of Paralegal Associations – official site of the National Federation of Paralegal Associations

National Center for State Courts – official site for the National Center for State Courts

corrections:

American Correctional Association – official site for the American Correctional Association

American Jail Association – official site for the American Jail Association

Corrections Connection  - provides information regarding the field of corrections as well as job postings

Federal Bureau of Prisons – official site for the Federal Bureau of Prisons

National Institute of Corrections – official site for the National Institute of Corrections

CorrectionsOne - nationwide database of jobs primarily in corrections

Federal:

USA Jobs (for federal government employment, including jobs, information for recent graduates, paid internships, and unpaid internships)

Federal Government Jobs – provides a listing of federal agencies and their personnel sites

Federal Job Search – search engine directed toward jobs in the federal government

Federal Jobs Net - search engine directed toward jobs in the federal government

Government Departments and Agencies – A-Z listing of U.S. government departments and agencies

U.S. Department of Justice - official site of the U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation – official site of the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Central Intelligence Agency  - official site of the Central Intelligence Agency

National Security Agency – official site of the National Security Agency / Central Security Service

ATF Careers – official site of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

US Postal Inspector Careers – official site of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service

state and local:

Govtjobs.com – provides a listing of state and local government jobs

GovSpot – provides search information for state job listings

Local Government Institute – official site of the Local Government Institute.  Provides job listing for local governments

continuing your education:

Radford University Graduate Program in Criminal Justice

Radford University Law Advising

Masters In Criminal Justice - features the following information:

  • Career center with criminal justice information
  • Useful guides and resources for master’s students
  • Professional organizations, internship info and opencourseware for continued learning
  • Scholarships and grants specifically for criminal justice master’s students

Law School Admission Council - Information about the LSAT and law school)

Resources for Veterans & Criminal Justice

Education & Career Resources for Veterans Transitioning to Criminal Justice - provides a number of resources to assist veterans in the transition toward an education or career in criminal justice.