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Criminology

Career Opportunities

There are numerous career opportunities for students graduating from the Department of Criminology. Local, state, and federal career opportunities are fostered through research and competitive internships.

Local Opportunities

  • Municipal police departments
  • County Sheriff's offices
  • Probation departments
  • Halfway houses and pre-release centers
  • Group homes
  • Crisis centers
  • Juvenile halls and detention centers
  • Welfare fraud units
  • Private security agencies
  • Victim services organizations

State Opportunities

  • State Police
  • Departments of Corrections and Rehabilitation
  • Parole agencies
  • Alcohol and Beverage Control
  • California Juvenile Services
  • Bureau of Narcotics
  • Department of Insurance
  • Department of Fish and Game, and Forestry
  • Office of Criminal Justice Planning
  • Department of Motor Vehicles
  • Department of Justice
  • Victim Advocacy Services

Federal Opportunities

  • Boarder Patrol
  • Marshalls Service
  • FBI
  • Secret Service
  • Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
  • Department of homeland Security
  • Federal Park Service
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement
  • Federal Bureau of Prisons
  • Office for victims of Crime

Other Career Opportunities

  • Industrial security
  • Coroners office
  • Children and Family Services
  • Highway Patrol
  • Criminalistics
  • Internal Revenue Service

For a current listing of Employment Opportunities, click here.