| ISBN13: | 9781032216942 |
| ISBN10: | 1032216948 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| No. of pages: | 292 pages |
| Size: | 198x129 mm |
| Weight: | 453 g |
| Language: | English |
| Illustrations: | 2 Illustrations, black & white; 2 Line drawings, black & white |
| 700 |
The Routledge Guide to Working in Criminal Justice
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This book offers a one-stop guide to becoming employable and to careers in the Criminal Justice Sector and beyond, exploring the key organizations and employers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, explaining how they operate and detailing how they are changing.
This book offers a one-stop guide to becoming employable and to careers in the Criminal Justice Sector and beyond, exploring the key organizations and employers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, explaining how they operate and detailing how they are changing.
Written in an engaging and accessible style by five experts on employability and the Criminal Justice Sector, this book combines useful hints on becoming employable with helpful insights from those working in specific sectors.
The book covers careers in:
? Probation
? The police
? Prisons
? The courts, prosecution services and advocacy
? Youth justice.
Packed with hints and tips, advice from current students, useful web links and lists of recommended reading, as well as ?a day in a life? features for each part of criminal justice, this book provides a clear guide to the career decision-making and transition processes and covers the essential elements required to making the first step towards securing a job in the above sectors. The new edition has been fully updated to include changes across the criminal justice system and includes increased coverage of issues such as diversity resilience, adaptability, values and motivations, as well as a new chapter on working in the voluntary sector and a comprehensive glossary.
It is essential reading for those who want to forge a successful career in any area of the Criminal Justice Sector.
1.Introduction to the Book. 2.Introduction to the Criminal Justice System. 3.Routes into Criminal Justice Careers. 4.Becoming Employable. 5.Working in Probation. 6.Working in the Police. 7.Working in Prisons. 8.Working in the Courts and Prosecution Services and Advocacy. 9.Working in Youth Justice. 10.Understanding Other Related Careers. 11.And Finally..