Careers in Criminology
These carefully selected and annotated links can be your gateway to crucial job information in the fields of criminology and law. Reference sites to educational and training institutions and professional associations give you the background knowledge to make informed decisions about your career.

"Tool" sites are designed to help you succeed in this specific job market by providing practical information on how to write a winning résumé and prepare for an interview, as well as listing relevant addresses.

• College Departments and Courses
• University Departments and Courses
• Professional Associations in Canada
• Criminology Career Informatio and Job Search
• Résumé Writing and Preparing for an Interview
  

College Departments and Courses

College Departments and Courses

• Canadian Police College. Most courses are taught on campus in Ottawa, but distance education courses are under development.
• Law Enforcement and Security Training Academy of Canada. This school, located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, offers a program that prepares the students for a career as a police officer.
• "The Certificate in Police Leadership (CPL) Program is a distance education course offered by Henson College for police personnel. This program will help participants develop the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities required to provide leadership within the police organizations and the communities they serve."
• Mount Royal College’s Department of Criminology offers corrections, criminology, and law enforcement programs. (Alberta)
• Grant MacEwan Community College’s correctional services program. (Alberta)
• Kwantlen University College offers certificate and diploma programs in criminology. (British Columbia)
• Canadore College’s full-time programs include: Correctional Worker, Legal Assistant, Police Foundations. (Ontario)
• Seneca College’s Law Enforcement Diploma Program. (Ontario)
• Yukon College offers Certificate in Criminology and Northern Studies Northern Justice/Criminology Diploma. (Yukon)

University Departments and Courses

University Departments and Courses

• Links to universities and colleges across Canada.
• University of Alberta’s Department of Sociology offers undergraduate and graduate programs in criminology. (Alberta)
• Athabasca University’s Bachelor of Professional Arts Criminal Justice major. (Alberta)
• Simon Fraser University’s School of Criminology. (British Columbia)
• University of Toronto’s Centre of Criminology. (Ontario)
• University of Ottawa’s Department of Criminology. (Ontario)
• York University’s Department of Sociology. (Ontario)
• Saint Mary’s University’s B.A. in Criminology. (Nova Scotia)
• St. Thomas University’s B.A. in Criminology. (New Brunswick)
• University of Montreal’s École de criminologie. (Quebec)

Criminology Career Information and Job Search

Criminology Career Information and Job Search

• Recruitment information from Department of Justice Canada.
• Recruitment information from the R.C.M.P..
• Career and job information from the Correctional Service of Canada.
• Public Service Commission’s Federal Job Site. The section "Jobs Open to the Public" contains currently available openings; some of them (for example, correctional officers) may require a background in criminology or criminal justice. You can apply online, join the job search newsgroup, or decide to receive regular mailings of current openings.
• Career Planning in Criminal Justice. This page, from Xavier University, provides some basic information about the education required for different jobs in criminology and criminal justice.
• Occupational Outlooks database from Human Resources Development Canada. This site provides information about various occupations. For each one, you can learn what kind of education is needed to get a job in the field and what the basic duties and work are like, and also read detailed statistics on earnings, unemployment, job prospects, and more.
• Links to employment opportunities in the field of criminal justice in the United States.
• Federal Student Work Experience Program (FSWEP) allows full-time students to get a summer job with the federal government.
• Links to job search tools in all areas, including numerous online databases (e.g., National Job Bank, Electronic Labour Exchange, CareerMosaic Canada), sites designed to guide people through the work search process (e.g., WorkSearch, Career Magazine), daily want ads from newspapers across the country, workplace information, and more. From Human Resources Development Canada.
• Links to campus career centres across Canada.

Professional Associations in Canada and the USA

Professional Associations in Canada

Canadian

• Canadian Criminal Justice Association
• Canadian Society of Forensic Science
• Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association
• Canadian Bar Association

Résumé Writing and Preparing for an Interview

Résumé Writing and Preparing for an Interview

• Gary Will’s Worksearch résumé writing page. Includes links to a great deal of useful Canadian articles and resources.
• General résumé tips, occupation-specific résumé tips, examples of good and bad résumés from a professional résumé consultant.
• The Résumé Tutor, from the University of Minnesota. This site offers a step-by-step guide to preparing résumés.
• Résumé writing tips from the Career Magazine.
• A collection of brief articles on résumé writing and on interviews and job search.
• Interview Techniques, from the Youth Resource Network of Canada. Includes links to sites dealing with preparing for the interview, the interview itself, and virtual interviews.
• An extensive list of links to sites and pages about the interview process.
• This Career Development Manual from the University of Waterloo offers excellent practical advice on all aspects of career planning; excellent résumé and cover letter writing resources are included.
• Effective Interviewing: The Virtual Interviewing Assistant. This site offers a view from the other side — information on various kinds of interviews and on how to conduct them. Also included are links to useful sites and news articles of relevance. Developed by the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Kansas.
• "Marketing Yourself," from the WorkSearch site, offers tips on cover letters, résumés, and interviews, including the very useful Interview Self-Preparation Worksheet.

Other

• American Society of Criminology. Located in Columbus, Ohio.
• Western Society of Criminology. Located in California.
• British Society of Criminology
• International Association of Crime Analysts
• International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts

 

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