Any advice for person earning bachelors degree in criminal justice?

The FBI

http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/cyberhome.htm

The Secret Service is another place to research. The Secret Service has investigated cases where computer technology has been used in traditional Secret Service violations, such as counterfeiting and the creation of false identification documents.

Computers are being used extensively in financial crimes, not only as an instrument of the crime, but to "hack" into databases to retrieve account information; store account information; clone microchips for cellular telephones; and scan corporate checks, bonds and negotiable instruments, that are later counterfeited using desktop publishing methods.

Because computers are a tremendous source of both investigative leads and evidentiary material, the Secret Service has established the Electronic Crimes Special Agent Program (ECSAP), that trains agents to conduct forensic examinations of computers that were used in criminal endeavors. These agents can preserve any investigative leads within the computer, as well as any evidence needed for subsequent prosecutions.

State police units and regional computer crimes task forces also investigate cybercrime.

Here is a directory of computer crime units and forensic labs:

http://www.e-evidence.info/ccunits.html

Homeland Security, ICE, U.S. Marshals, U.S. Postal Inspection Service, and the IRS also investigate computer crimes. There are also prosecutors, local and federal, who specialize in computer crimes. You would need to go to law school to become a prosecutor. You can also become a researcher who investigates large-scale computer threats as they emerge. These computer scientists work at US-CERT and for anti-virus companies. They are specialized computer scientists and researchers, not members of law enforcement.

Most major city and most state departments have a cyber crime division, because of the special work they do, normally this is a hired in position, not a promoted one.

Plus there are many private companies that hire computer security people to investigate and protect thier companies.

Also private dectitive companies that do computer

investigations

I will note also, that what they are wanting is the computer skills, so be sure you are getting computer skills maybe a double major of computer science and CJ. Actually the CJ degree does not thrill alot of police departments any longer, they are looking for business degrees, and esp computer degrees, As long as your cyber crime study is 90 percent computer science nad 10 percent police studies.

For this field, you wold not be a officer and not be in the field dong any invesigation, except maybe to go to a office and study thier computer.

I completed my Associates Degree in CJ in May of 06'. Actually, to get into any type of Law Enforcement work you have to be an officer first. Which means that even though you would have a bachelor's you would still have to go through rigorous training to be an officer first, then after a couple of years as an officer you could apply for investigations. Depending on the agency in which you are hired.You also have to have a CRISPY CLEAN background. Anyway, I have recently changed my major to LPN where the chances of getting hired and keeping a job are greater.( I live WAYYYY down South.)

Minor in CJ, major in something else, like Business or, if you like computers, IT. Always have a fallback, law enforcement isnt for everybody.

As for investigations, Criminalists (the lab part of CSI) all have degrees in physics, biology, etc. Cyber crime is usually an extension of an agency's investigations unit, and all the members are police officers.

The FBI does have cybercrime investigators, you may also look at the NSA and CIA, they are always looking for smart, honest people with a good background.

Here is a tip, don't study criminal justice. You will get a lot of debt, and no job once you graduate. I have a bachelors degree in CJ and work part time and deliver pizza. Don't study Criminal Justice, you are wasting your time.

Make the most of your time in college. Get the highest grade point average that you can, participate in a couple extracurricular activities, get a good internship, do some regular volunteer work, don't do anything illegal, and maintain a good reputation. Consider local, county, state, and federal law enforcement officer jobs. See http://www.peaceofficerjobs.com/

Criminal Records Search Database : http://www.searchverifyinfos.com/Help

Air Force OSI, Navy NCIS, Army CID all have civilian positions and are always on the search for good computer techs. That's all they do is investigations.

They are Federal Law Enforcement positions and they sound like a good bet for what you're looking for.

there are many websites you may go on to research the field you are pursuing. check out NSA, FBI, any local police or sheriff's depts. with what you are majoring in you should be able to find what you are looking for. check with your school and see what internship programs they recommend. that is a good way to start. good luck.

You defiantly might want to minor in computer technology. If you are already majoring in cybercrime, computer literacy will be very helpful.