Sociology & Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice career options

You are encouraged to work as early as possible in your academic career with UWL Career Services. Career Services has a wide variety of services that are available to you in your exploration and preparation for a career after leaving UWL. In addition to the websites listed below, there are several books on careers in criminal justice related fields that might be useful:

Careers in Criminal Justice and Related Fields: From Internship to Professionalism, by J. Scott Harr and Karen M. Hess. 2005. Wadsworth Publishing.

Arco Master the Police Officer Exam, by Acro Publishing Staff. 2005. Peterson's Publishing.

Careers in Criminal Justice 3.0 Interactive CD-ROM, by Wadsworth. 2004. Wadsworth Publishing.

Women in Law Enforcement Careers: A Guide for Preparing and Succeeding, by Vivian B. Lord and Kenneth J. Peak. 2004. Prentice Hall Publishing.

Wadsworth Guide to Careers in Criminal Justice, by Wadsworth Publishing Staff. 2003. Thomson Learning

From College to Career: A Guide for Criminal Justice Majors, by Barbara Peat. 2003. Allyn & Bacon, Inc.

Criminal Justice and Criminology: A Career Guide to Local, State, Federal, and Academic Positions, by James F. Anderson, Laronistine Dyson, and Nancie J. Mangels. 2003. University of America Press.

Opportunities in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Careers Revised. Ed., by James D. Stinchcomb, Forward by David B. Kalinich. 2002. McGraw-Hill Companies.

Your Criminal Justice Career: A Guidebook, by The Justice Research Association, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Frank Schmalleger. 2002. Prentice Hall Publishing.

Careers in Criminal Justice, by W. Richard Stephens. 2001. Allyn & Bacon, Inc.

Great Jobs for Criminal Justice Majors, by Stephen E. Lambert and Debra Regan. 2001. McGraw-Hill Companies.

Careers in Criminology, by Marilyn Morgan. 2000. McGraw-Hill Companies.

Careers in Criminal Justice: The Inside Story, by William Hinkle. Sheffield Publishing Company.

Career Planning in Criminal Justice, by Robert C. De Lucia and Thomas J. Doyle. 1998. LexisNexis Matthew Bender Publishing.

You can find these books at any bookstore website. Professor Vogt also has several of these books that may be borrowed for short periods of time. The UWL library has several criminal justice career books available to check out.