Department of Criminal Justice, Forensic Science and Legal Studies.

Department Department of of

Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice, Forensic Science and Forensic Science and

Legal StudiesLegal Studies

Criminal Criminal JusticeJustice

Skills Needed for a Career Skills Needed for a Career in Law Enforcementin Law Enforcement

Communication: Communication: oral and writtenoral and written

InvestigationInvestigation

Critical thinking Critical thinking and problem and problem solvingsolving

FirearmsFirearms

Knowledge of Knowledge of computerscomputers

Conflict Conflict managementmanagement

Training and Education Training and Education Needed Needed

High School High School 60 hours of College Credit60 hours of College Credit Associate of Arts DegreeAssociate of Arts Degree Bachelor’s Degree for the Rank Bachelor’s Degree for the Rank

of Lieutenantof Lieutenant Master’s Degree for Captain and Master’s Degree for Captain and

HigherHigher

Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Program OptionsProgram Options

Certificate - 30 creditsCertificate - 30 credits

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) – 62 credits– 62 credits

Associate of Arts (A.A.) – 62 creditsAssociate of Arts (A.A.) – 62 credits

Transfer to receive a B.A. or B.S.Transfer to receive a B.A. or B.S.

Criminal Justice CurriculumCriminal Justice Curriculum

Program concentrationProgram concentration

Electives and supporting coursesElectives and supporting courses

Core requirementsCore requirements

Career Opportunities Career Opportunities Available in Law Available in Law

EnforcementEnforcement Police Officer: Municipal, County or Police Officer: Municipal, County or

State jurisdictions State jurisdictions Sheriff’s DeputySheriff’s Deputy State TrooperState Trooper Dept. of Motor VehiclesDept. of Motor Vehicles Dept. of Natural ResourcesDept. of Natural Resources College Campus or University PoliceCollege Campus or University Police CorrectionsCorrections

Federal Law Enforcement Federal Law Enforcement Positions: Sworn OfficersPositions: Sworn Officers

FBIFBI

DEADEA

ATFATF

U.S. MarshalsU.S. Marshals

Secret ServiceSecret Service

CIACIA

U.S. Postal U.S. Postal ServiceService

Border PatrolBorder Patrol

Homeland Homeland SecuritySecurity

Other Career Options inOther Career Options in Criminal Justice Criminal Justice

SecretarySecretary

BailiffBailiff

Clerk Clerk

CriminologistCriminologist

Juvenile ServicesJuvenile Services

Counselor Counselor

ResearchResearch

Security Security

Salary and BenefitsSalary and Benefits

$24,000-$32,000 $24,000-$32,000 Starting (varies) Starting (varies)

$28,000-$55,000 $28,000-$55,000 Midrange (varies)Midrange (varies)

Workman’s Workman’s CompensationCompensation

Life InsuranceLife Insurance RetirementRetirement Deferred Deferred

CompensationCompensation MedicalMedical Take Home Car Take Home Car College College

IncentivesIncentives

Getting StartedGetting Started

Internships Internships

Ride along ProgramsRide along Programs

ToursTours

Explorer’s ProgramsExplorer’s Programs

Criminal Justice WebsitesCriminal Justice Websites

www.geocities.com/cjinfocenterwww.geocities.com/cjinfocenter

www.copcareer.comwww.copcareer.com

www.cjed.com/careerwww.cjed.com/career

http://talkjustice.comhttp://talkjustice.com

Law Enforcement: Law Enforcement: The Real DealThe Real Deal

ProsPros::

– Helping others who Helping others who cannot help cannot help themselvesthemselves

– Serving the Serving the communitycommunity

– Being part of the Being part of the solution and not the solution and not the problemproblem

ConsCons::

– Highest county Highest county crime rate in the crime rate in the state (PG)state (PG)

– No appreciationNo appreciation

– Divorce, substance Divorce, substance abuse, and suicideabuse, and suicide

ForensicForensic Science Science

The ProfessionThe ProfessionApplying science to the legal Applying science to the legal

processprocess

Identification and evaluation of Identification and evaluation of evidence related to criminal evidence related to criminal investigationsinvestigations

Advocate for the truthAdvocate for the truth

Forensic Science Program Forensic Science Program OptionsOptions

Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) – 65 - 68 credits– 65 - 68 credits

Associate of Science (A.S) - 62 Associate of Science (A.S) - 62 creditscredits

Transfer to receive B.S.Transfer to receive B.S.

Post-baccalaureate studentsPost-baccalaureate students

Forensic Science Forensic Science CurriculumCurriculum

Program concentrationProgram concentration

Electives and supporting coursesElectives and supporting courses

Core requirementsCore requirements

Science!Science!

Forensic Science Career Forensic Science Career FieldsFields

Anthropology Anthropology and archaeologyand archaeology

Artistry and facial Artistry and facial reconstructionreconstruction

BallisticsBallistics BiologyBiology Chemistry and Chemistry and

toxicologytoxicology Computer crimesComputer crimes

Crime scene Crime scene investigationinvestigation

Digital imaging Digital imaging and enhancementand enhancement

DNA analysisDNA analysis EntomologyEntomology FingerprintsFingerprints Firearms and tool Firearms and tool

marksmarks

Forensic Science Career Forensic Science Career FieldsFields Fish and wildlifeFish and wildlife

Footwear and tire Footwear and tire trackstracks

MedicineMedicine NursingNursing OdontologyOdontology Pathology and Pathology and

death death investigationinvestigation

Psychology and Psychology and psychiatrypsychiatry

Questioned Questioned documents and documents and handwritinghandwriting

Trace evidenceTrace evidence Voice and Voice and

speech analysisspeech analysis

Education, Skills and Education, Skills and Experience RequiredExperience Required

MinimumMinimum: Bachelor’s degree in : Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology or forensic chemistry, biology or forensic sciencescience

Internships: paid and volunteerInternships: paid and volunteer

Many jobs are entry level/trainee Many jobs are entry level/trainee positionspositions

Where to Look for Where to Look for EmploymentEmployment

www.ascld.org/employmentwww.ascld.org/employment

www.theiai.org/jobswww.theiai.org/jobs

www.crime-scene-investigatowww.crime-scene-investigator.net/employmentr.net/employment

Professional AssociationsProfessional Associations Join regional associations as a Join regional associations as a

student member: student member:

International Association for International Association for Identification (Identification (IAIIAI) – parent body and ) – parent body and Chesapeake Bay DivisionChesapeake Bay Division

American Academy of Forensic Sciences American Academy of Forensic Sciences ((AAFSAAFS))

Books and PublicationsBooks and Publications

Familiarize yourself with Familiarize yourself with forensic science literature:forensic science literature:

Criminalistics: An Introduction to Criminalistics: An Introduction to Forensic ScienceForensic Science, Saferstein, Saferstein

Forensic Science: An introduction Forensic Science: An introduction to Scientific and Investigative to Scientific and Investigative TechniquesTechniques, James and Nordby, James and Nordby

Journal of Forensic SciencesJournal of Forensic Sciences

Forensic Science WebsitesForensic Science Websites

http://http://forensic.toforensic.to

www.crimescene.comwww.crimescene.com

www.crime-scene-investigator.newww.crime-scene-investigator.nett

www.forensicpage.comwww.forensicpage.com

ParalegalParalegal Studies Studies

What is a Paralegal/What is a Paralegal/Legal Assistant?Legal Assistant?

A person who performs substantive A person who performs substantive legal work that requires knowledge legal work that requires knowledge of the law and legal conceptsof the law and legal concepts

Reduce legal expensesReduce legal expenses

Increase availability of servicesIncrease availability of services

Where Are Paralegals Where Are Paralegals Employed?Employed?

Law offices, courts, legal clinicsLaw offices, courts, legal clinics

Government agenciesGovernment agencies

Banks, insurance and accounting Banks, insurance and accounting agenciesagencies

Other agencies: medical, environmentalOther agencies: medical, environmental

Job Skills and TasksJob Skills and Tasks

Interviewing, investigation, writingInterviewing, investigation, writing

Legal and factual researchLegal and factual research

Draft pleadings, agreements, policy, Draft pleadings, agreements, policy, legal memos and briefslegal memos and briefs

Assist in trial preparation and at trialAssist in trial preparation and at trial

Paralegal Studies Program Paralegal Studies Program OptionsOptions

Certificate – 33 creditsCertificate – 33 credits

Associate of Applied Science Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) – 68 credits(A.A.S.) – 68 credits

Paralegal Studies Paralegal Studies CurriculumCurriculum

Program concentrationProgram concentration

Electives and supporting Electives and supporting coursescourses

Core requirementsCore requirements

Paralegal WebsitesParalegal Websites

www.paralegals.orgwww.paralegals.org

www.lawinfo.comwww.lawinfo.com

www.law.com/career_centerwww.law.com/career_center