Criminal Justice
A major in criminal justice provides an excellent liberal arts background for a wide variety of career fields. Career opportunities in criminal justice include police agencies, prosecutors, defense attorneys, courts, and correctional agencies. Other specialized roles in criminal justice include juvenile probation officers, volunteer administrators, criminologists, forensic scientists, forensic psychologists, medical examiners, and policy analysts. Many criminal justice majors choose to continue their education in law school or graduate school.
Advising and Career Coaching
Dana Gohmann M.Ed.
Lead Academic Advisor
Assistant to the Dean
Crestview Hall 137
Phone: (812) 941-2391
dgohmann@ius.edu
Misti Jones
Assistant Director
Career Coach/Employer Liaison for Arts & Letters and Social Sciences
Univ. Center South 106
Phone: (812) 941-2275
mjones24@ius.edu
Job Titles
- Attorney
- Bailiff
- Border Patrol Agent
- CIA Agent
- Compliance Manager
- Coroner
- Correctional Officer
- Court Clerk
- Criminal Investigator
- Industrial Security Specialist
- Law Clerk
- Loss Prevention Specialist
- Paralegal
- Police Detective
- Public Safety Officer
- Private Investigator
- Sheriff
- U.S. Customs Agent
- Warden
Learn from Professionals
Social Media and Networking
Consider following and/or joining these local and national organizations to meet professionals.
- Academy for Criminal Justice Sciences
- American Probation and Parole Association
- Kentucky Justice Association
- Kentucky Paralegal Association
- Legal Assistants of Louisville
- National Institute of Corrections - Kentucky
- National Narcotic Officers Association
Student Organizations
Find and join IU Southeast student organizations through Grenadier Central.
Get Experience
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer positions are a great way to get exposed to your field(s) of interest and to invest time in your local community.
- CASA-The Voice of Clark County’s Children
- Kentucky Refugee Ministries
- Boy Scouts of America
- Southern Indiana Human Trafficking Task Force
- Department for Public Health
- US Census Bureau
Internships
IU Southeast students have completed the following internships to get related experience for their majors. For information on currently available internship opportunities, visit the Internships job board.
- Floyd County Prosecutor’s Office – Paralegal Intern
- Kentucky Refugee Ministries – Legal & Immigration Services Intern
- Department of Public Advocacy – Investigator Intern
- Family Time, Inc. – Juvenile Justice Intern
- Culotta & Culotta LLP – Legal Intern
- CASA – Court Appointed Advocate Intern
- Clark County Corrections – Correctional Counselor Intern
- Jefferson County Attorney – Legal Assistant Intern
- Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office – Unit Deputy Intern
- United States Secret Service – Secret Service Intern
- Hutson Legal – Part-time Legal Assistant Intern
- Branchville Correctional Facility – Correctional Re-Entry Intern
- Louisville Metro Office for Women – Intern
- Indiana Senate Democratic Caucus – Legislative Intern
Top Employers
This top employers list was created using the Linkedin Alumni Tool.
- Indiana Department of Child Services
- G4S Secure Solutions
- Kentucky Department of Corrections
- Louisville Metro Government
- Clark County Prosecuting Attorney
- Clark County Sheriff’s Office
- Floyd County Government
- Indiana State Police
