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What are other career opportunities involving Law enforcement?

I'm curious of what I want to know about what different careers are related into Law Enforcement because I am undecided in what I want to do for a career but I think it's what I really want to do. #law-enforcement

Thank you comment icon Im curious to know are some other career opportunities in law enforcement i want to be a border patrol agent clarence

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Eric Hello,
here is a list I got offline with many choices.


Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Careers
The field of criminal justice offers some very exciting and extremely rewarding career opportunities. With new breakthroughs in forensic technology and an ever evolving domestic and international criminal justice landscape, in our face paced world it's almost a guarantee a career as a law enforcement professional will be anything but boring. There is an ever expanding list of criminal justice and law enforcement career positions that welcome individuals with diverse educational and professional backgrounds. Whether your interested in criminology, psychology, political science, social work, engineering, forensics, chemistry, law or even accounting, you'll find a criminal justice career suited to your interests skill set.


Below is a comprehensive list of the most popular criminal justice and law enforcement career fields. Within each field you'll also find a number of job specialities. For example, many people want to become a "CIA Agent", but they don't realize there are several different types of CIA agents (i.e. Operations Officer, College Management Officer, Intelligence Officer, Language Officer, etc.)? In addition, within each law enforcement agency, there are also numerous Support and Professional positions, such as intelligence analyst, forensic accountant, applied scientist, engineer, and many more. To learn more about a specific career field, and to the explore the opportunities it offers, simply make your selection from the list below.


Criminology


Criminology
Criminology is a combination of both sociology and criminal justice. It attemps to understand and explain the anatomy of a crime, specifically its causes, costs, and consquences.


ā€¢Criminalist
ā€¢Criminologist
ā€¢Forensic Psychology
ā€¢Penologist


Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement
Law enforcement officers focus one preventing and investigating crimes, and apprehending suspects. They also work with the courts to see that criminals are prosecuted.


Law enforcement professionals fall into one of three general categories: Uniformed Officers, Investigators, and Support positions. Uniformed officers are our first line of defense against criminals. They patrol communities and respond to calls for assistance. They also investigate robberies and minor crimes.


Investigators are plainclothes law enforcement officers that investigate crimes. Specifically, they gather information and evidence that helps identify criminal activity and prosecute perpetrators.


Support personnel are the law enforcement professionals who work behind the scenes to make sure evidence is analyzed, clues are found, ballistics are examined, and crimes scenes are accurately reconstructed. While not as visible as other law enforcement careers, support personnal are some of the most highly educated and intelligent people in law enforcment.
ā€¢Accounting Forensics
ā€¢ATF Agent
ā€¢ATF Investigator
ā€¢ATF Technician/Professional
ā€¢Border Patrol Agent
ā€¢CIA Agent
ā€¢Coast Guard
ā€¢Compliance Officer
ā€¢Computer Forensics
ā€¢Counter Terrorism
ā€¢Crime Laboratory Analyst
ā€¢Crime Scene Investigator
ā€¢Customs Agent
ā€¢DEA Agent
ā€¢Diplomatic Security
ā€¢FBI Agent
ā€¢Federal Air Marshal
ā€¢Federal Protective Service
ā€¢Fish & Game Warden
ā€¢Forensic Engineer
ā€¢Forensic Odontologist
ā€¢Forensic Science
ā€¢Forensic Psychology
ā€¢Fraud Investigator
ā€¢Homeland Security
ā€¢Immigration Agent
ā€¢Information Security
ā€¢INS Agent
ā€¢IRS Special Agent
ā€¢K9 Officer
ā€¢NSA Police Officer
ā€¢Private Security
ā€¢Police Detective
ā€¢Police Officer
ā€¢Private Investigator
ā€¢Psychological Profiler
ā€¢Secret Service Agent
ā€¢Sheriff
ā€¢Surveillance Officer
ā€¢TSA Screener
ā€¢U.S. Marshal


Courts


Courts & Judicial System
The courts are at the center of the U.S. criminal justice system. Their primary objective is to determine the guilt or innocence of suspected criminals, and then set sentencing.
ā€¢Bailiff
ā€¢Court Reporter
ā€¢Court Clerk
ā€¢Judges and Magistrates
ā€¢Lawyers/Attorneys
ā€¢Law Librarian
ā€¢Medical Examiner
ā€¢Paralegal


Corrections


Corrections & Rehabilitation
The corrections system in the U.S. is established to career out sentencing of a criminals and to enforce punishments. The three main components of the U.S. corrections sytem include incarceration, probation and parole.
ā€¢Corrections Officer
ā€¢Correctional Treatment Specialist
ā€¢Juvenile Probation Counselor
ā€¢Prison Warden
ā€¢Probation Officer
ā€¢Substance Abuse Counselor


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ā€¢ Court Reporting

ā€¢ Crime Scene & Forensics

ā€¢ Criminology

ā€¢ Cybersecurity

ā€¢ Forensic Psychology

ā€¢ Forensic Science

ā€¢ Justice Administration

ā€¢ Juvenile Justice

ā€¢ Law Enforcement

ā€¢ Homeland Security

ā€¢ Intelligence Studies

ā€¢ Investigation

ā€¢ Law

ā€¢ Paralegal and Legal Services

ā€¢ Public Safety

ā€¢ Security & Loss Prevention

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Here is a wesite of list and much information elaboating on each job and duties that are involved, you want to look at demand, future growth and pay those are pretty reliable sources for you choice of a Law Enforcement Career. The best of luck. More to follow.


http://www.careerprofiles.info/criminal-justice-careers.html

Thank you comment icon The best of luck on your choices. Highway patrol, Military, Armed forces, FBI, CIA, Sheriff too. Holly Z.
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Jamesā€™s Answer

You have gotten lots of feedback already on this question, so I'll throw out the military as an option. Military branches have their own law enforcement, and it can be a great way to get skills in the field of law enforcement before deciding on it as a long-term career.
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Jennyā€™s Answer

There is a wide range of career opportunities in Law Enforcement. Some examples are:
Communications
Jailer
Deputy ,Police Officer, Trooper, Detective,Constable
Municipal Judge,County Judge,District Judge and so Forth.....
Probation and Parole Officers.
The field of Law Enforcement is very rewarding if you desire to help others. Being a Police Officer and helping others is what I always dreamed of doing and I can't imagine doing anything else.

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