Rhode Island criminal justice programs prepare students for successful entry into the criminal justice field by providing the mandatory coursework some law enforcement academies require prior to acceptance, conferring bachelor degrees in criminal justice, which are often required for entry level positions, and providing a criminal justice foundation for future law students.
Some of the positions that criminal justice programs prepare students for include probation officer, police patrol officer, sheriff’s patrol officer and correctional treatment specialist. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that there were 648,000 sheriff’s patrol officers and police patrol officers, making an average of $52,810 per year, and 94,000 correctional treatment specialists and probation officers, making an average of $42,500 per year, employed in the U.S. in 2006. Bureau of Labor Statistics data also shows that these numbers will swell by 11% by the year 2016, which would mean 80,000 new criminal justice jobs nationwide. People who are planning to work in the criminal justice field in Rhode Island can expect comparable growth in Rhode Island criminal justice careers.
Browse the comprehensive list of institutions offering Rhode Island criminal justice programs, listed below, to find the criminal justice program that will assist you in reaching your goals.