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Picking up where Exploring and Understanding Careers in Criminal Justice, left off, this book provides an updated guide for the novice and professional alike, full of essential information from entrance into the profession, through career development, occupational refocus, professional options, to retirement preparation.
List of contents
Foreword by Judith A. Waters
Preface: Covid-19 and Criminal Justice
Acknowledgments
List of Acronyms
Introduction: Why Another Book on Criminal Justice Careers?
Chapter 1: Exploring Careers in Criminal Justice
Chapter 2: Careers in Law Enforcement
Chapter 3: Careers in Corrections
Chapter 4: The Courts, Its Actors, and Its Functions
Chapter 5: The Federal Government
Chapter 6: Internships, Volunteering, Externships, and Part-Time
Employment
Chapter 7: Getting the Job, Entering the Field, and Career
Advancement
Chapter 8: Criminal Justice Ethics
Chapter 9: Career Transitions in Criminal Justice
Chapter 10: Privatized Criminal Justice (Careers in the Private
Sector)
Appendix A: Directory of Profiles in Criminal Justice
Appendix B: Interest, Inquiry, and Cover Letters
Appendix C: A Guide to Interview Questions
Appendix D: Sample Résumé and CV
Appendix E: The Career Fair Plan
Appendix F: The Benefits and Downsides of Online Courses
Appendix G: Document Portfolio Checklist
Appendix H: Civil Service Examinations
Appendix I: U.S. Federal Law Enforcement Agencies and Websites
Appendix J: Important Websites
Appendix K: Criminal Justice Jobs
Appendix L: Private and Nonprofit Agencies and Professional
Organizations
Appendix M: Vermont Police Academy Basic Training and Physical
Fitness Training
Appendix N: Paying for College
Appendix O: Criminal Justice and Trade Publications
Appendix P: Codes of Ethics
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography and Suggested Readings
About the Authors
About the author
Matthew J. Sheridan, Ed.D. More than 30 years in New Jersey Departments of Corrections, Human Services, and Law and Public Safety. He is a professor at Rutgers and Georgian Court universities. Sheridan is the Director of criminal justice internships at GCU. He is the author of numerous articles and the co-author of Exploring and Understanding Careers in Criminal Justice and the Historical Dictionary of American Criminal Justice.Thomas J. Lalka DBA, MBA. A Kroger Corporation executive, Board member for the Universal Pricing Code Council, Director of academics in the US and faculty development coordinator in Japan for the Graduate Business/Management and Education Military Programs Asia Pacific. Currently, he is a professor of Business with Missouri Western State University.
Summary
Picking up where Exploring and Understanding Careers in Criminal Justice, left off, this book provides an updated guide for the novice and professional alike, full of essential information from entrance into the profession, through career development, occupational refocus, professional options, to retirement preparation.
