Are you thinking about pursuing a career in criminal justice? There are several paths you can take. The criminal justice field encompasses law, mental health, law enforcement and science careers. Let’s take a look at some of those options.

Attorney

Attorney fall into two general categories; a prosecuting attorney and criminal defense. The job of prosecuting attorney is to present the evidence in court so that it will lead to the conviction of defendants in criminal cases. While the criminal defense attorney defends the client from any charges and makes sure that the client has his or her right. In order to become a lawyer, one must complete education in law school for 3 years after earning a bachelor degree. If they want to practice, they are required to be admitted to the bar in the state where they want to practice. They will need to pass a written examination and sometimes ethic exam, this depend on the state. The medium salary of an attorney per year is $113,240. The salary will depend on which state they practice.

Forensic Psychologists

The forensic psychologist uses their training in psychology to help lawyer and judges to analyze the case. They perform psychological assessment and interpret their finding. Later their finding is presented in courtroom as testimony. In order to work as a forensic psychologist, one must earn PhD in psychology or a PsyD (Doctor of Psychology) and must enroll special training in forensic psychology. The median salary of a forensic psychology is around $66,040.

Forensic scientist.

The forensic scientist’s job is to investigate the physical evidence they collect. If you want to be a forensic scientist, you will have to complete at least 2 years. You need to enroll a special training and earn degree in applied science or science whih is related to technology. The median salary of forensic scientist per year is $51,480

Special agent

Special agent’s job is to gather facts and evidence to determine if there ahs been any violation of law. Special agent works for agencies of law bother local or state and federal. The median salary of special agent is $62,110