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Master's Degree in Criminal Justice
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As with an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice, a Master’s degree in the field is used to enhance a career in the criminal justice field. In most cases, the degree is sought after and obtained by highly motivated leaders in public service, such as the command staff of a law enforcement agency or directors in federal law enforcement.
The coursework for a Criminal Justice degree at this level deals more with an analysis of understanding crime and how social and public policies influence it.
Often times, degree seekers have already spent several years in their career and are able to take advantage of promotional potentials by obtaining the degree. However, as more and more agencies – especially federal agencies – require applicants with degrees, a Master’s in Criminal Justice is becoming increasingly popular in helping candidates obtain entry level jobs.
jmpr33
8 months ago
30 Comments
sounds like they described more of a "criminology" program... advanced cj degrees are more administration of justice & development of policy post-crime than the study of crime & causation.
course, it varies school to school. in my experience (albeit limited), this is pretty misleading.
xueleng
9 months ago
2 Comments
I'm not sure where they're trying to guide us to.. but it seemed like a master degree wouldn't quite matter unless you have tons of experience in law enforcement enable to enhanced their salary...
tmbrdr69
about 1 year ago
24 Comments
Looking for a school to comlete a degree online is quite simple. Type Masters Degree in Criminal Justice or Administration of Justice online into your search engine. The other option is to visit this link
http://www.elearners.com/online-degrees/master/criminal-justice.htm...
Having a graduate degree will defintly help you enter management in a local department. However if you are looking to get into federal law enforcement this not the end of your educaiton. I would actually recommend that you complete a degree in something other than Criminal Justice. The FBI will not even look at you with a Masters Degree in Criminal Justice according to their recruiting website. To have a background in Criminal Justice and join the FBI you need to be a lawyer.
I completed my Master of Science Degree through University of Phoenix. The course of study was 12 classes, and did not require a thesis. Additionally, the university requires that you be working in the field with 3 years experience. The bonus in this case is how long University of Phoenix has been providing distance learning sense 1976.
hpd350
about 1 year ago
290 Comments
Good article, donaldvmanson gives better info. Thanks!
donaldvmason
about 1 year ago
26 Comments
After graduating from the University of California in a traditional capacity I attended Boston University as an extension student in their Masters of Criminal Justice. The course is 9 classes long and requires no thesis. BU is a first tier university with deep rooted tradition. If you decide to attain an advanced degree I highly recommend you attend BU...Go terriers!
BLUEOFWATER
about 1 year ago
222 Comments
THIS WILL BE MY NEXT STEP VERY SOON
wvanloon
about 1 year ago
10 Comments
The article tells something of how important a masters in criminal justice may be but it provides no info as to where to begin to look (i.e.,links, schools, etc).