Picking up whereExploring and Understanding Careers in Criminal Justice,left off, Matthew J. Sheridan and Thomas J. Lalka provide an updated guide for the novice and professional alike. The chapters are crafted to provide essential information to guide the job seeker from entrance into the profession, through career development, occupational refocus, professional options, to retirement preparation. Taking into consideration the effects of the pandemic, current social unrest, and recent tragedies, the authors examine how the new normal will bring change and opportunities throughout criminal justice careers. With an emphasis on planning, personal development, and preparation this book outlines career paths that can provide rewards for satisfaction during and after careers.

On top of invaluable information on a variety of specific careers, this book also includes sixteen appendices that cover successful job hunting, internships, a guide to interview questions, a document portfolio checklist, paying for college, and profiles of 18 professionals in criminal justice field from a parole officer to a correctional architect.

This is an excellent resource for students, faculty, advisors, and classroom instruction for guidance into a successful criminal justice career that will be loved, from first employment to retirement.

Matthew J. Sheridan, Ed.D. More than 30 years in New Jersey Departments of Corrections, Human Services, and Law and Public Safety. He is a professor at Rutgers and Georgian Court universities. Sheridan is the Director of criminal justice internships at GCU. He is the author of numerous articles and the co-author of Exploring and Understanding Careers in Criminal Justice and the Historical Dictionary of American Criminal Justice.

Thomas J. Lalka DBA, MBA. A Kroger Corporation executive, Board member for the Universal Pricing Code Council, Director of academics in the US and faculty development coordinator in Japan for the Graduate Business/Management and Education Military Programs Asia Pacific. Currently, he is a professor of Business with Missouri Western State University.

Foreword by Judith A. Waters

Preface: Covid-19 and Criminal Justice

Acknowledgments

List of Acronyms

Introduction: Why Another Book on Criminal Justice Careers?

Chapter 1: Exploring Careers in Criminal Justice

Chapter 2: Careers in Law Enforcement

Chapter 3: Careers in Corrections

Chapter 4: The Courts, Its Actors, and Its Functions

Chapter 5: The Federal Government

Chapter 6: Internships, Volunteering, Externships, and Part-Time

Employment

Chapter 7: Getting the Job, Entering the Field, and Career

Advancement

Chapter 8: Criminal Justice Ethics

Chapter 9: Career Transitions in Criminal Justice

Chapter 10: Privatized Criminal Justice (Careers in the Private

Sector)

Appendix A: Directory of Profiles in Criminal Justice

Appendix B: Interest, Inquiry, and Cover Letters

Appendix C: A Guide to Interview Questions

Appendix D: Sample Résumé and CV

Appendix E: The Career Fair Plan

Appendix F: The Benefits and Downsides of Online Courses

Appendix G: Document Portfolio Checklist

Appendix H: Civil Service Examinations

Appendix I: U.S. Federal Law Enforcement Agencies and Websites

Appendix J: Important Websites

Appendix K: Criminal Justice Jobs

Appendix L: Private and Nonprofit Agencies and Professional

Organizations

Appendix M: Vermont Police Academy Basic Training and Physical

Fitness Training

Appendix N: Paying for College

Appendix O: Criminal Justice and Trade Publications

Appendix P: Codes of Ethics

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography and Suggested Readings

About the Authors