Placement
Students pursuing the Master of Arts (MA) in Criminal Justice and Criminology at ÎçÒ¹AV have many career choices available to them upon graduation. Our students find placement with federal and local law enforcement agencies, probation departments, correctional institutions, community-based organizations, and private and governmental research and evaluation offices and organizations. Some students opt to continue their higher education by pursuing a PhD or a law degree. Open this document to see a list of opportunities available to those with a CCJ degree.
Fields for Available Placement
- Corrections
- Courts
- Investigations
- Law Enforcement
- Public Defender/Private Law Offices
- Private Security
- Probation and Parole
- Research
- Victim-Witness Advocacy
Representative Participating Agencies
- City of Chicago
Park District/Legal Investigations Division
Police Department - Cook County
Adult Probation Department
Research and Evaluation Department
Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court
Department of Corrections & Jail Library
Juvenile Detention Center
Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Department
Public Defender’s Office
Social Services Department
State’s Attorney’s Office/Investigations & Victim-Witness Assistance Program - Community-Based Organizations
Better Business Bureau
B.U.I.L.D., Inc.
Chicago Crime Commission
Child Assault Prevention Project
Cook County Court Watchers
TASC (Drug & Alcohol Treatment)
Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook - DuPage County
Department of Probation and Court Services
State’s Attorney’s Office - Lake County
Department of Court Services
Sheriff’s Office - ÎçÒ¹AV University
Campus Security
Civitas (Child Law Legal Clinic/Law School) - Private Law Offices
Berg, Repel & Berg
Jack Ring & Associates
Law Offices of Christopher Helt - Private Security
Lord & Taylor
Saks Fifth Avenue
Bloomingdale's
Target Stores - State of Illinois
Attorney General’s Office
Criminal Justice Information Authority
Department of Corrections
Department of State Police
Law Enforcement Intern Training Program
Office of the Public Guardian - United States Government
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
Bureau of Prisons, Metropolitan Correctional Center
Customs Service
Department of Health & Human Services
Department of Labor, Labor-Management Federal Aviation Administration Immigration & Naturalization Service Secret Service
Marshall Service - US District Court
Pretrial Services Office
Probation Department - Additional Placement
Wisconsin State Patrol
Wilmette Police Department
Students pursuing the Master of Arts (MA) in Criminal Justice and Criminology at ÎçÒ¹AV have many career choices available to them upon graduation. Our students find placement with federal and local law enforcement agencies, probation departments, correctional institutions, community-based organizations, and private and governmental research and evaluation offices and organizations. Some students opt to continue their higher education by pursuing a PhD or a law degree. Open this document to see a list of opportunities available to those with a CCJ degree.
Fields for Available Placement
- Corrections
- Courts
- Investigations
- Law Enforcement
- Public Defender/Private Law Offices
- Private Security
- Probation and Parole
- Research
- Victim-Witness Advocacy
Representative Participating Agencies
- City of Chicago
Park District/Legal Investigations Division
Police Department - Cook County
Adult Probation Department
Research and Evaluation Department
Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court
Department of Corrections & Jail Library
Juvenile Detention Center
Juvenile Justice and Child Protection Department
Public Defender’s Office
Social Services Department
State’s Attorney’s Office/Investigations & Victim-Witness Assistance Program - Community-Based Organizations
Better Business Bureau
B.U.I.L.D., Inc.
Chicago Crime Commission
Child Assault Prevention Project
Cook County Court Watchers
TASC (Drug & Alcohol Treatment)
Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook - DuPage County
Department of Probation and Court Services
State’s Attorney’s Office - Lake County
Department of Court Services
Sheriff’s Office - ÎçÒ¹AV University
Campus Security
Civitas (Child Law Legal Clinic/Law School) - Private Law Offices
Berg, Repel & Berg
Jack Ring & Associates
Law Offices of Christopher Helt - Private Security
Lord & Taylor
Saks Fifth Avenue
Bloomingdale's
Target Stores - State of Illinois
Attorney General’s Office
Criminal Justice Information Authority
Department of Corrections
Department of State Police
Law Enforcement Intern Training Program
Office of the Public Guardian - United States Government
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms
Bureau of Prisons, Metropolitan Correctional Center
Customs Service
Department of Health & Human Services
Department of Labor, Labor-Management Federal Aviation Administration Immigration & Naturalization Service Secret Service
Marshall Service - US District Court
Pretrial Services Office
Probation Department - Additional Placement
Wisconsin State Patrol
Wilmette Police Department