Career Services
 
What Can I Do With A Major In...
Criminal Justice
* Skills and Abilities - What are the skills and abilities needed for careers in Criminal Justice

* Potential Career Paths - a list of possible career path and links to potential employers

* For More Information - Additional links for information about careers as well as books available in the Career Services Library

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Skills and Abilities
  • Planning & directing corrective/rehabilitative programs
  • Understanding criminal and civil matters of the law
  • Investigating violations of law
  • Understanding social service programs
  • Understanding legal vocabulary
  • Evaluating and providing guidance to clients
Potential Career Paths
Career Area
Employment Settings
Sample Employers & Internship Sites
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Police Officers State or City Police Depts. New York State Police
Federal Agents Federal Agencies FBI

U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, & Firearms
Corrections/Probation & parole Federal detention centers
Correctional facilities
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Hudson Correctional Facility
Security Security firms
Private industry
Federal agencies
Pinkerton

U.S. Secret Service
INVESTIGATION
Forensic Science Detective Agencies MJM Investigations
Crime labs FBI

New York State Police
Fraud Insurance companies Liberty Mutual Insurance
State agencies Workers' Compensation Board
Social service agencies NYC Dept of Human Resources
POLITICS - LAW - GOVERNMENT
Legal Services Law firms



Government/public agencies

 

 

 


Legal departments within organizations/companies
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP


Albany County Bar Association

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

Center for Law and Justice

Legal Aid Society of Northeastern NY

American Civil Liberties Union Foundation

Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution
Political Campaigns National, state, county, & city election campaigns Albany County Republican or Democratic Committees
Elected Officials National & state legislators NYS Assembly & Senate
Political Organizations Republican/Democratic National Committee League of Women Voters of NYS
Public Policy/Lobbying/Research Interest groups People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Public Administration Local, state, or federal agencies Albany County Public Defender Alternative Sentencing Program
Service  Government programs Peace Corps

Americorps

American Foreign Service Association
BUSINESS
Management Retail/service companies Enterprise Rent-A-Car

Macy's
Consulting Consulting firms Andersen Consulting
Event Planning Entertainment facilities
Hotels/Conference Ctrs.
Marriott

Times Union (Pepsi Arena)
Banking/Financial Services Banks Chase Manhattan Bank
Financial services firms Salomon Smith Barney
Brokerage firms Apex Securities
Marketing/Promotion Any company/agency WQBK-FM
Media Liaison/PR Public Relations firms Hill & Knowlton, Inc.

Makovsky & Co.
Corporate PR department CSEA - Communications Department
Sales Any company Delmar Publishers
SERVICE & EDUCATION
Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) Language schools
Corporations
School districts
IBM

Teach for America
Advocacy Non-profit agencies

Law-related agencies
YWCA/YMCA

Center for Law and Justice

Albany County Public Defender Alternative Sentencing Program
Counseling/Case Management Community Agencies


Correctional Facilities
Albany County Rape Crisis Ctr.

Equinox Domestic Violence Services

Hudson Correctional Facility
Community Outreach Community Centers/Agencies Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood
University Student Services Admissions Offices
Alumni Offices
International Student Services
Multicultural Offices
Any college or university, including community colleges
Training & Development Corporations M&T Bank
Computer training firms New Horizons
RETAIL
Management Retail companies, including department, drug, & grocery Hannaford Bros.
Buying Retail/service companies Lord & Taylor
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