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According to the Minnesota Department of Corrections, the Minnesota prison population has more than quadrupled over the last 25 years, and an additional 27% growth is expected by the year 2014. The demand for trained corrections officers to serve as corrections officers in prisons and county jails, and as parole officers and detention officers is growing accordingly.
Preparation for careers in corrections
The corrections system offers exciting challenges, good pay, excellent benefits, and ladders for continued advancement. Globe University/Minnesota School of Business offers the following programs to prepare students to take advantage of those opportunities.
- Bachelor's in Criminal Justice, a four program (36 months of year-round study) that includes courses in advanced topics, including cybercrime, the Constitution, probation, parole, correctional counseling and criminal law
- Associate in Criminal Justice, a two-year program (18 months of year-round study) that includes studies in juvenile justice, the relationship of law enforcement and the courts, investigations and criminal psychology
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Local, state and federal agencies and non-profit social services organizations are looking for well-qualified candidates. Corrections officers include those who have direct contact with offenders; and those who work behind the scenes in surveillance and special investigations, ensuring safety and security and preventing contraband from entering facilities.
The following are typical entry-level positions in the corrections system:
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Corrections officers supervise inmates and offenders during incarceration in county jails and state and federal prisons, enforcing facility rules and maintaining security. If you are interested in serving as a positive role model and a stabilizing influence, this might be the position for you.
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Sentencing to Service crew leaders supervise offenders in the community. The Sentencing to Service (STS) program provides sentencing alternatives. As an STS crew leader you will supervise work crews of adult and juvenile offenders in labor-intensive projects for government agencies and non-profit organizations.
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Victim advocates provide support services to victims of crime, on behalf of government and non-profit agencies.
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Community corrections case aides have duties similar to assistant probation officers.
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Monitoring specialists work for private companies that provide home-monitoring for offenders on supervised release and probation.
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Drug and alcohol testing coordinators work with referring agencies and probation officers in securing samples for testing, maintain databases and observing “chain of custody” procedures.
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Hearings and release officers work in state and federal penitentiary systems.
Find out more about our Criminal Justice Program
Criminal justice programs are offered online and at all Globe University/Minnesota School of Business campuses, including locations in the Twin Cities region and in greater Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin. You can take classes day or evening and full or part-time.
Contact our admissions office for more information. A representative will answer your questions, invite you on a campus tour, and guide you through the admissions maze.
Globe University and Minnesota School of Business are members of the Globe Education Network. Other member colleges include Utah Career College, Institute of Production and Recording, Minnesota School of Cosmetology, and the Duluth Business University. Globe Education Network also provides academic support and manages a wealth of shared resources for the benefit of students. Through consortium agreements approved by member schools' accrediting bodies, students are able to earn credit for classes taken at member schools.
Globe University/Minnesota School of Business is accredited by Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools to award Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees, master of science degrees, bachelor of science degrees, associate in applied science degrees, diplomas and certificates.