Saturday, August 4, 2007

Criminal Justice Degree Graduates See Increasing Opportunities in the Job Market

It wasn’t long ago that choosing criminal justice as a major likely meant you were headed for a career in law, law enforcement, corrections, or social services. Today, however, more criminal justice degree program graduates are finding employment opportunities in a wide range of fields, including homeland, private and corporate security.
The shift is due in large part to supply and demand, though recent events have certainly played no small part as well. The field of homeland security has grown exponentially in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy, yet few of the many agencies who fall under the umbrella of the newly created Department of Homeland Security are able to fill their open positions. Criminal justice majors who once thought of working for municipal and state View the rest of this article


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