What jobs can you get with a criminal justice degree, without attending a police academy?

	What jobs can you get with a criminal justice degree, without attending a police academy? I don't know where to look exactly to figure this out. I want to go to school for criminal justice, but everyone I have talked to about this says I have to attend a police academy. Any ideas? Anyone? I would appreciate it Asked By: Jodie - 8/31/2009

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A criminal jusitce degree is education, a police academy is training, the two are separate functions. Many colleges offer CJ degrees. A CJ degree is not required to get a job in law enforcement. There are other positions within the arena of criminal justice other than peace officer, like probation, corrections, juvenile justice positions, and possibly some positions more closely aligned with social work (like pretrial assessment). There are numerous books available that identify positions closely aligned with criminal justice. And, there are web sites, a quick check came up with: http://www.ask.com/bar?q=criminal+justice+careers&page=1&qsrc=178&ab=4&u=http://careers.cua.edu/handouts/criminaljusticecareers.htm. There are also physical security positions in government and in the private sector that do not have physical fitness requirements. ASIS International (asisonline.org) is a private security organization that provides certifications in several areas of security. Answered By: drdr - 8/31/2009

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