What Can I Do With A Major In Criminology?

Work in connection with social workers and juvenile probation officers. They will check in with the juveniles sentenced to these types of programs on a regular basis, at least once a day. They will, also, meet with judges, attorneys, and social workers to go over the status of their cases.

Educational Requirements

A bachelor's degree in criminology, social work, education. You may be required to have some experience in the law enforcement or human services fields, depending on the work.

Avg. Maine Salary: $9.91 per/hour

Avg. # Maine Employment 1189

Annual Openings: 51

Projected Growth: 47%

POLICE SUPERVISOR

Supervises police who keep law and order, detect and prevent crimes, control traffic, and investigate criminal cases. Sets up work procedures, assigns duties, enforces discipline, trains new officers, and explains police rules. Studies assignments and determines the workers, materials and supplies needed to complete them. Prepares reports and recommends ways to improve work methods and conditions. Also may perform many of the duties of the offices they supervise.

Educational Requirements

Educational requirements may include such programs as Corrections/Correctional Administration, Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration. A bachelor's degree will not always be required for these positions, but is becoming a more common requirement.

Avg. Maine Salary: $17.39 per/hour

Avg. # Maine Employment 460

Annual Openings: 3

Projected Growth: 7%

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RELATED OCCUPATIONS

Private Investigator	Sheriff
Law Enforcement	Corrections
Deputy, Court	Deputy United States Marshal
Deputy Sheriff, Grand Jury	Head Correction Officer
Police Sergeant, Precinct I	Commanding Officer, Police
Detective Chief	Police Captain, Precinct

SKILLS

Assign Duties To Workers	Evaluate Work Performance
Coordinating Worker Activities	Preparing And Maintaining Work Logs And Reports
Preparing Case Reports	Aptitude for Mathematics
Relate Well With People	Work Independently
Willingness To Travel	Working Under Stress
Making Judgments And Decisions

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SAMPLE JOBS

(taken from past issues of our Career Services Husky Job Board)

Investigator -
Requires extensive travel, ability to work long hours, as well as occasional temporary relocation.
Qualifications: BA/BS in Criminal Justice or related major with 2.5 GPA or better.

U.S. Marshals Deputy -
The U.S. Marshals Deputy Office gives a seminar.
Qualifications: Can be found at the U.S. Marshals Deputy Office.

Border Patrol Agent
Rigorous five month training program, including Spanish language classes.
Qualifications: US Citizenship; background investigation; drug test and medical exam; valid driver's license; not have reached 37th birthday at time of appointment; have one year of qualifying experience or a bachelor's degree.

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RELATED ACTIVITIES

Participation in Vocational Industrial Clubs of America (V.I.C.A.) as an integral part of the Trade, Industrial, and Technical Education program is strongly recommended. Participation in Volunteer programs, working with juveniles/adolescents.

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

(These resources are located in our Career Resource Centers)

Maine Dept. of Labour and Occupational Outlook Handbook

Choices

100 Jobs in Social Change, Macmillan

NTPA '97

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PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

(For more information see the National Trade and Professional Association
of the United States located in our Career Resource Centers)

American Society of Criminology
1314 Kinnear Road
Columbus, OH 43212
614-292-9207

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences

American Criminal Justice Association

American Polygraph Association

American Society of Questioned Document Examiners

Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Council of International Investigators

Independent Association of Questioned Document Examiners

International Association for Identification

International Association for the study of Organized Crime

International Society of Crime Prevention Practitioners

Justice Research and Statistics Association

National Association of Investigative Specialists

National Crime Prevention Institute

National Criminal Justice Association

Society of Professional Investigators

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The information on this page was taken from the following sources: CareerWare 98; Maine Dept.of Labor, 94; Occupational Outlook Handbook, 98; National Trade and Professional Associations Of the United States, 97; College Majors and Careers

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