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Careers in Law and Criminal Justice
As careers in law and criminal justice vary greatly, so do the education and employment requirements. Here are just a few of the career paths in this subject area:
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Attorney
Bailiff
Border Patrol Agent
CIA Agent
Corrections Officer
Court Reporter
Crime Scene Technician
Criminal Investigator
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Customs Agent
Detective
Drug Enforcement Agent
FBI Agent
Industrial Security Specialist
Law Librarian
Legal Secretary
Paralegal
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Police Officer
Postal Service Investigator
Private Investigator
Probation & Parole Officer
Secret Service Agent
Sheriff
US Marshall
Warden
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| Becoming a Lawyer or Paralegal Lawyer |
Formal education requirements for lawyers include a 4-year college degree, 3 years in law school, and successful completion of a written bar examination.
Information on law schools and a career in law may be obtained from:
Information on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), the Law School Data Assembly Service, the law school application process, and the financial aid available for law students may be obtained from:
Click here for information about courses and test preparation for the LSAT.
While some paralegals train on the job, employers increasingly prefer graduates of postsecondary paralegal education programs, especially graduates of 4-year paralegal programs or college graduates who have completed paralegal certificate programs.
General information on a career as a paralegal can be obtained from:
Criminal justice may be studied at the certificate, associate, baccalaureate and master's degree levels. Most degree programs provide students with a foundation in criminal justice and a broad liberal arts knowledge base. Areas of concentration include administration, law enforcement, private security and corrections. Note that many agencies pay all or part of the tuition for officers, detectives or special agents to work toward degrees in criminal justice, police science, administration of justice, or public administration, and pay higher salaries to those who earn such a degree.
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