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Below, you will find links that may help you in planning for a criminal justice career.

Events

*  Each spring, an annual Criminal Justice Career Fair is hosted by Lambda Alpha Epsilon. Agencies from around the Commonwealth and region attended, to discuss job opportunities within their agencies.  The annual fair provides an excellent opportunity to network with criminal justice agencies and practitioners! The 2012 career fair will be part of the All-Majors Career Fair, to be held on campus on March 16. 

Radford University Resources

What Can I Do with a Major in Criminal Justice? (and employment suggestions) (pdf file)

Criminal Justice Career Advising Checklist (pdf file)

Handouts from Criminal Justice Career Planning Seminar:
- Becoming a Lawyer or Paralegal (pdf file)
- Careers in Adult Corrections (pdf file)
- Federal Agency Employment for Non-Law Enforcement Jobs (pdf file)
- Law Enforcement Career Tips (pdf file)

Radford University Career Services (general information about careers, including advice for interviewing, resumes, and more)

Criminal Justice Career Planning

What can you do with a career in criminal justice?  (From UNC-Wilmington)

Employment in Criminal Justice (from Dr. Tom O'Connor's Mega-Links)

DiscoverPolicing.org (a website by the International Association of Chiefs of Police and Bureau of Justice Assistance, focusing on information about police professions)

CriminalJusticePrograms.com (Information about academic programs and career planning)

Continuing Your Education

Radford University Graduate Program in Criminal Justice

State-by-State Guide to CJ Graduate Programs (from Dr. Tom O'Connor's Mega-Links)

Law School Admission Council (Information about the LSAT and law school)

American Bar Association's Student Resources (Information about legal education and careers)

Finding Jobs: Some Useful Websites

USA Jobs (for federal government employment)

Virginia Jobs (for Virginia state government employment)

Virginia Association of Counties (for Virginia county government jobs)

Virginia Workforce Connection (for Virginia jobs)

Virginia Employment Commission (for Virginia jobs)

National Association of Counties (follow "Jobs Online" link for county government jobs, nationwide)

PoliceOne (nationwide database of jobs primarily in law enforcement, but also in some other areas of criminal justice)