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Urban Center
Consider a Criminal Justice career
By Susan Shuford
Criminal Justice Career Day,
held March 28, gave students
the opportunity to discuss a
number of unusual career pos
sibilities with trained professio
nals.
As Criminal Justice is still
one of the few wide-open fields
in a declining job market,
several of the agencies repre
sented were actively recruiting
students for future employ
ment.
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worldwide
by
The Department of Foreign Languages
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Franzose zu sein
Englander zu sein
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Kein Franzose zu sein
Kein Englander zu sein.
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Aprendre une langue, c'est vivre de nouveau.
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THE WORLD'S SIMPLEST QUIZ ~ from People's Almanac No. 2
1. How long did the Hundred Years War last?
2. In which month do the Russians celebrate the October
Revolution?
3. In which country are Panama hats made?
4. From which country do we get Puruvian Balsam?
5. Which seabird has the zoological name Puffinus puffinus?
6. From which animal do we get catgut?
7. From which material are moleskin trousers made?
8. Where do Chinese gooseberries come from?
9. Louis XVIII was the last one, but how many previous kings of I
France were called Louis? I
10. What kind of creatures were the Canary Island named after? j
11. What was King George's first name?s
12. What color is a purple finch?
13. In what season of the year does William Shakespeare's AI
MIDSUMMER NICHT'S DREAM take place? |
14. What is a camel's hair brush made of?
15. How long did the Thirty Years War last?
(ANSWERS NEXT WEEK.) 1
Represented were the F B 1.,
Greensboro District Attorney's
office, N.C. Highway Patrol,
N.C. Dept. of Corrections, N.C.
Wildlife Resources Commis
sion, U.S. Marshall Service,
N.C. Probation and Parole Of
fice, and the Greensboro, Win
ston-Salem, Raleigh, Durham,
High Point, Burlington, and
Hickory Police Departments.
Employees from these agen
cies discussed pay, qualifica
tions, benefits and other as
pects of a possible career.
Guilfordian
The F. 8.1, offers the best pay
in law enforcement with a
starting salary of $22,000 a
year.
Representative Chuck
Richard was looking for special
agents, chemical analyzers, and
computer programmers to help
fill the 250 positions left this
year all over the U.S.
Competition is especially
keen, with 5600 applications
annually. Fifty percent of those
hired are females or minorities.
To become a special F. 8.1,
agent, one must have one of the
following qualifications: 1) Law
degree, 2) Be bilingual with a
college degree, 3) Accounting
degree, 4) A 4 yr. science
degree plus either 3 yrs. exper
ience or a Masters, 5) Any
college degree plus three years
executive professional exper
ience.
All applicants to the F. 8.1,
must be 23-35 yrs. old.
According to Richard the
F.8.1.'s main emphasis is on
organized crime, white collar
crime (like embezzlement, land
fraud, etc.) and foreign intelli
gence; although they are autho
rized to investigate over 200
different violations.
Richards feels the F. 8.1, is
the best-trained American law
enforcement agency. He enjoys
his job and said, "I get a great
deal of personal satisfaction
from taking a known crook, who
is undermining society, and
putting him in jail."
Elizabeth Mabe, a current
Urban Center student and Keith
Holliday, a Guilford Alumni,
represented the N.C. Dept. of
Corrections Adult probation and
parole program along with Ken
Kilbarne.
Probation officers help law
breakers (who often have no one
else to turn to) find employment
and give referrals for drug,
alcohol, and mental problems.
They often prepare background
reports which help judges de
cide what to do with an offen
der.
Probation officers handle
both ex-cons released from
prison early and offenders given
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Students discuss career opportunities with members of the
Greensboro Police Department.
suspended sentences. Proba
tion, nicknamed invisible bars,
is currently one of the only
viable alternatives to overcrow
ded jails.
Pay is comparable to a teach
ing salary. Base pay is $10,2% a
year, and rises to a maximum of
$14,724 after seven years.
A four year degree is vital,
and majors in A.J. or the
behavioral sciences are pre
ferred. Now is an excellent time
to apply for probation work as
there will be about 30 new
positions opening across the
state in July.
Although "underpaid and
overworked" the three repre
sentatives all stated that they
loved being probation officers
and found their jobs extremely
rewarding. "You've got to love
people though," stated Holli
day. "Sometimes you've got to
become a mother and father to
them."
The Greensboro and several
other area police departments
are currently understaffed. Ap
plicants must be 21 upon gra
duation from the 17 week police
academy program. High school
April 4, 1979
graduates are accepted though
officers are salaried according
to education level. Base pay is
$10,8% during the academy.
New officers with a four year
degree receive $12,648, A.J.
majors are preferred.
There are now over 100
Guilford graduates, mostly from
the Urban Center, working for
the Greensboro Police. The field
is opening up for women also.
Several of the police depart
ments represented offer a ride
along program in which pros
pective officers can sign a waver
and go along on a police beat
before making the final decision
to join.
Henry Poole, a Greensboro
officer, commented "There
isn't anything like police work.
The job is exciting, fast paced
and different every day."
Among the other career pos
sibilities students explored was
Juvenile detention, which offers
attendant, security, director,
and counseling positions. Four
year degrees in A.J. or Psycho
logy are preferred though prac
tical experience is considered.
Greensboro's center on Wen
dover Avenue can accommodate
32 kids. It is basically a holding
facility for juvenile offenders
(usually runaways and truants
though there are more serious
cases).
Mike Hoffman, attendant in
charge of the juvenile detention
center describes his job as
"quite a challenge." "A lot of
these kids have low self-esteem,
and we try to encourage
growth." he explained.
Most of the positions with the
Greensboro District Attorney
require Law degrees. However,
there are openings for research
assistants and investigators
with a four year degree.
The N.C. Wildlife Commis
sion was recruiting for game
wardens to work with the park
services enforcing N.C. game
laws.
For more information on
these and other Criminal Jus
tice careers, contact Ann John
son with the Urban Center or
Dick Coe in Student Services,
Bryan.