Colleges?

[jnpnshr411]

I wanted to ask if there are any law enforcement people here. If so what did you major in collge. I am interested in this field and am kind of lost.

Edited May 16, 2006 by jnpnshr411

[Zapatista]

I'm not in law enforcement, nor do I want to be, but a kid I work with plans to go into law enforcement and is majoring in something to do with computers because he wants to work with law enforcement in the computer area. He told me that when he spoke with a recruiting officer at a job fair, the officer told him to get a degree in whatever he finds interesting or applicable to what he wanted to do because as for training, the police academy would do the police training for him, so he didn't need to major in criminal justice at all. I hope that helps some.

[aruder]

A good friend and fellow martial artist is double majoring in Criminal Justice and Computer Science at Western Illinois University, hoping to someday join the FBI. WIU has a very good Criminal Justice program.

Look for Criminal Justice, or something along those lines

[topdawg]

I' ve been in law enforcement for 8 years. It all really depends on where you want to work. Most places don't really care what your degree is in. I have heard the the FBI likes people with accounting and law degrees. I would suggest a degree in something that can help get you a job in another field because most people who start out in law enforcment don't last.

[choppingfiend]

I feel like a lot of schools have Criminology or Psychology departments that would definitely be applicable to your chosen field.

[Pacificshore]

I wanted to ask if there are any law enforcement people here. If so what did you major in collge. I am interested in this field and am kind of lost.

School counselor or College Counselor can assist you in this regard

[JKN Dean]

If you want a specific name of a school, then Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas is reputed to have a VERY good criminal justice college.

[choppingfiend]

Though Huntsville is not the most fun college town in the world...It has a big prison though--perhaps that's why it's so good in criminology. I have a cousin who lives there and she says anytime there is an execution scheduled the entire town (pro-death pentalty and anti) rally and riot.

[JKN Dean]

I have a cousin who lives there and she says anytime there is an execution scheduled the entire town (pro-death pentalty and anti) rally and riot.

Your cousin has a very vivid imagination, but that's all it is,... her imagination.

There have been some controversial executions that drew some rallies, but those are the exception, and I've never heard of a riot happening over one since I've lived in this part of Texas, which is ~25 years.

[jnpnshr411]

thanks alot for the replies.My college counselor told me that I could major in just about anything. But I am planning on joining ROTC in college and after the military I can definately join the FBI