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Program Overview
Supervising inmates and maintaining order within jails/prisons is an important and rewarding job. Carrington’s Criminal Justice: Corrections program – available at many of our California locations – prepares graduates to work as correctional officers and jailers, in addition to employment opportunities such as retail loss prevention specialists or security guards.1
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Security Guard,
Retail Loss Prevention Specialist.
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1. Applicants for jobs in the criminal justice field may be subject to pre-employment screenings such as, but not limited to, criminal background checks, drug and/or alcohol testing, physical and/or psychological examinations and credit checks. Unsatisfactory screenings may disqualify an applicant for a position in the criminal justice field. Additional government-required training programs or years of relevant experience may be necessary to obtain employment in this field.
2. https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes333012.htm (visited July 2, 2019). The California mean annual wage in May 2018 for correctional officers and jailers may not represent entry-level pay.
3. Not including breaks. Program length by weeks and admission requirements can be found here in the academic catalog.
Ready to Change Your Life?
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I do believe that choosing Carrington to start my career was my best decision. I had help from very experienced instructors in the field, so I learned the book strategies and real-life strategies to help me along the way.
Tannya M.
Dental Assisting
Graduate 2018