What type of jobs can you get in the criminal justice system with a sociology or criminology degree? (debt, degrees)

[the city]

Besides a police offer, what else? Maybe juvenile counsellor and probation officer. What else?

[tijlover]

Why not become a self-employed criminal, it pays more, better job security, don't have to worry about getting fired!

[brightdoglover]

Maybe the infamous direct care social worker-type job with the Department for Children's Services or something like that.

[the city]

I am thinking teach at a juvenile hall as a teacher or social worker.

[ashbeeigh]

The criminology/sociology majors I know have either gone to grad school to be lawyers, are security guards and a home health aide. Not glam by any means.

[kodaka]

Unfortunately, it's one of those degrees that has been promoted as a means of trying to remake essentially blue-collar jobs into white-collar jobs. But the pay for jobs like prison guards and probation officers hasn't increased so most people with these degrees find themselves struggling to pay off their college debt.

[the city]

A juvenile hall officer and teacher at a juvenile hall teacher get more pay than the social worker. And there are several current openings.

[LadyR1990]

Originally Posted by the city

And there are several current openings.

But you don't currently have the degree.

[the city]

Originally Posted by ohiogirl22

But you don't currently have the degree.

My point is that even in a bad economy there are openings and when the economy is in a better shape there will be more openings. And my degree will be from the number 3 public school in the state and most employers in the area hire students from that college.