Criminal Justice Technology
Description of Associate of Applied Science Degree in Criminal Justice Technology offered by Central Piedmont Community College.
Visit the CPCC Criminal Justice Technology Program Website.
Possible job titles for graduates
- Police Officer
- Loss Prevention Specialist
- Detention Officer
- Correctional Officer
- State Trooper
- Parole or Probation Officer
- Security Guard
Necessary abilities and qualities
- judgment and decision-making skills
- people skills and listening abilities
- conflict-resolution
- investigative skills
- mechanical and/or athletic abilities
- integrity
- stress-tolerance and self-control
- detail-orientation
Occupation & Professional Information Resources
- Officer.com
- North Carolina Department of Crime Control & Public Safety
- Occupational Outlook Handbook, Police & Detectives
- Occupational Outlook Handbook, Correctional Officers
- Occupational Outlook Handbook, Security Guards
- Occupational Outlook Handbook, Private Detectives & Investigators
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
- Watch a video about police patrol officers
- Watch a video about police detectives
- Watch a video about security guards
- COPS
- NYPD Blue
- Salary.com
Related Job sites
- CPCC Connections
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police
- NC Court System
- NC Department of Corrections
- NC Crime Control & Public Safety Jobs
- NC Department of Juvenile Justice
- NC ESC
- USAJobs
- Employer Locator
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