Re: What Are Your Educational/Career Goals In The Criminal Justice Field?

Hi Ellena~  I have worked now in Corrections for 15 years. I worked both for the state and now on the county level.  I thought my degree in Criminal Justice would do something for me but I never quite used it the way I planned.  I always wanted to go into probation as well.  Here in Utah it is tough for for us women to move around though.  I was told though going through via the juvenile probation department is one of the best ways to move up in probation.  For awhile I worked as a gang laison to the county but after working specifically with gangs for 11 years before I just tired of that area.  I have a little brother who is still envolved with gangs, he is in prison.  I do understand it can be hard. But there is such a need for more female officers to be involved say on the major crimes task forces and such.  That is where my department wanted me to go, but I am a single mother and would be away from my daughter too much.  I also looked into forensics but it is such a tigh nit group here and so few positions available.  Have you ever looked in to the federal jobs?  There is a lot of fun things to do with them as well.  But you have to be willing to relocate a lot of the time.  I wish the best in whatever you do and thank you for your service in corrections!