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 Kaskaskia College Administration of Justice
The Administration of Justice Program at Kaskaskia College exists to help
students prepare for a career with local, county, state or federal police agencies,
area correctional institutions, and other area criminal justice system agencies.
Additionally, a large number of related career fields are open to graduates of
the program.
Career Fields for Administration of Justice Majors
(Entry
requirements vary. Some require advanced degrees.)
Enforcement: police officer, investigation officer, traffic
officer, sheriff, highway patrol officer, game warden, juvenile
officer, crime lab technician, dispatcher, and states attorney’s
investigator.
State: state police, highway patrol, crime commission,
fish and wildlife agencies, narcotics bureau, crime laboratories,
bureaus of criminal investigation and identification, and others
for a total of over 200 state agencies.
Corrections: correctional officer, probation officer, parole
officer, juvenile court officer, local jailer, prison support staff,
counselor, case worker, administrator, recreation specialist, psychologists,
psychiatrist, and community based correctional agency employee.
Federal: Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Secret Service,
Internal Revenue Service, Drug Enforcement Agency, Immigration and
Naturalization Service, Military Police, Office of Naval Intelligence,
Office of Special Investigations (U.S. Air Force), Central Intelligence
Agency, Officer/Inspector General, U.S. Marshal, Air Marshal, Aviation Security, Homeland
Security, and others for a total of over fifty federal agencies.
Private: plant protection and industrial security, insurance investigator, retail
store security, private police, railroad, bus, airline security, private investigation, and private corrections corporations.
Justice Related Social Service: Crime victim counselor, child abuse investigator, D.U.I. counselor, delinquency
counselor, drug abuse counselor, youth home worker, domestic violence
counselor, and sexual assault counselor.
Prerequisites for Entry into the Administration
of Justice Program
No prerequisites. However, students are advised that most
positions of employment in Criminal Justice require a background
investigation. Students should have good character and clean
criminal history. Some departments also have maximum age restrictions
of approximately 35 years of age for entry level positions.
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