Foreword | p. v |
Acknowledgments | p. ix |
Overview of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice | p. 1 |
Origin and growth in America | |
Policing in America in the 1990s and 2000s | |
Personnel needs | |
Future outlook | |
Jobs at the City and County Levels | p. 17 |
Personal requirements | |
Probation, tenure, and promotion | |
The patrol officer | |
The traffic officer | |
The detective or criminal investigator | |
Specialized assignments | |
County units and sheriffs' departments | |
Jobs at the State Level | p. 45 |
State police and highway patrol | |
Civilian positions | |
Other regulatory agencies | |
Military and Federal Services | p. 55 |
The military | |
Federal agencies | |
Typical assignments | |
For more information | |
Employment and Compensation | p. 71 |
State and local salary ranges | |
Federal salary ranges | |
Planning your career | |
Frustrations | |
The element of danger | |
Educational Requirements | p. 89 |
High school | |
College | |
Cadet program--a work-study plan | |
Recruit training | |
Career development and inservice training | |
Related Careers in Criminal Justice and Public Safety | p. 113 |
The practice of law | |
Corrections and rehabilitation | |
Criminalistics and the crime lab | |
Private security, loss prevention, and risk management | |
Supportive jobs | |
Summary | |
National Associations | p. 151 |
Federal Bureau of Prisons: Regional Locations | p. 157 |
State Adult Departments of Corrections | p. 161 |
Recommended Reading | p. 173 |
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