Justice Career Choice

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Introduction I choose to further my career in the Criminal Justice field. There are many different jobs in the criminal justice field, but the one job that stood out to me most was a probation officer. Another job in this field is a police officer which is my second career choice. My third career choice is a police officer. I’m going to talk about each career choice and their responsibilities and the different task each career dose and what salary is involved in each career. Also as you may read I’m going to talk about the long life opportunities each career has and different ways you can grow in each career. First Career Choice A probation officer responsibilities consist of supervising convicts who are released from jail and are put on…show more content…
The employment growth depends on the amount of government funding that is allocated to corrections to the probation system. Although community supervision is far less expensive than keeping offenders in prison, a change in political trends toward more imprisonment and away from community supervision could result in reduced employment.(Onetonline Summary Report,2011) The annual wages of a probation officer is $45,910. The middle class 50 percent earned between $35,990 and $ 60,430. The lower 10 percent earned less than $29,490, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $78,210. In May 2008, median annual wages for probation officers in the State government were $46,580. Those employed in local government earned $46,450. High wages tend to urban areas. (Education-Portal.com (2011) Second Career…show more content…
Retrieved from http://www.bl.gov/oco/oco2001.htm This article speaks on the intricacies of being a Probation Officer, from the Nature of the work to Related Occupation. It is quite recent, because it is updated last in 2009. I have found this source very effective because of the knowledge attained from it. Certified Police Officer Board of Standards, Inc. (2011) Certified Police Officer. Retrieved from http://www.efp.net/Learn/Standards.asp This article was from Certified Police Officer Board of Standards covered the semantics on what the requirements were to pursue a career in a police officer. It covers what a police officer is and what profession is about. This site is copyrighted. Education-Portal.com (2011) Correction officer. Retrieved from http:// education-portal.com/articles/certified-correction-officer The website speaks on where to start when getting a career going in a correction officer. It gives description on what exactly is a correction officer. This website is comprised of reliable information concerning what schools offer the particular degree. Summary Report (2010) Certified Probation Officer.
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