Criminal Justice and Journalism By Kirsten Kaiser Criminal

Criminal Justice and Journalism By Kirsten Kaiser

Criminal Justice Journalism • • • • • • • Border patrol agent Bounty hunter Crime scene investigator Customs agent Federal special agent Game warden Law enforcement officer Military police *Police detective Private investigator Security officer Sociologist Criminal profiler Broadcast journalism Photojournalism Sports journalism Investigative journalism Communications Social media Public relations Visual communication Technical writing Copywriter Editor *Newspaper reporter Freelance writer The career options

• Police detectives are ununiformed officers who help out during investigations. Typically, police detectives start out as patrol officers. Also, like uniformed police officers, detectives are often called upon to testify in court to support a prosecution’s case against an offender. Police Detective

• A reporter investigates and delivers news stories. He or she conducts interviews, observes events and does research to get all the facts about a story after getting a lead or tip. Then the reporter either writes up the story which will be published in a newspaper. Newspaper reporter

Police Detective Newspaper reporter • • • A reporters job is usually hectic. • Working space may vary • Covering wars, political uprisings, fires, floods, and similar events is often dangerous. • Working hours vary • Some may travel Long hours Stressful and demanding May travel extensively Can be very dangerous Working conditions

Police detective News Reporter • Usually a parole officer first • Police academy training • On-the-job training • 2 -5 years of employment • 4 year degree • experience training/qualifications

Police detective News Reporter • Salary may vary. Some jobs may include a bonus but the average ranges from $33, 256 -$96, 330 • Salary may vary. Some jobs may include a bonus and profit sharing, but the average salary ranges between $21, 374 - $65, 216 Earnings

Lake Superior State Univeristy • Their criminal justice program is one of their biggest programs. They have a criminalistics lab and on site shooting range. Lake State offers one of the few law enforcement track programs in the state of Michigan. Students graduating from this program will leave the university MCOLES certifiable. Criminal Justice (police detective

Central Michigan University • They have several different majors in journalism, including 3 new ones. • • • Online Journalism Major Photojournalism Major Advertising Major News Editorial Concentration Public Relations Concentration Jounalism (News reporter)

Police Detective and News reporter • • Write Reports Work hours vary Works in the field and in the office Solve problems and gather information Similarities

Criminal Justice News reporter • Works to solve crime • May have several different training and qualifications to enter • Writes about crime and other stories • May have several different degrees to enter Differences

Police Detective • • The idea of solving an issue is more appealing than writing about one They have the ability to make more money There are many advancement opportunities There a lot more degrees that you could get What I prefer…

Work Cited • “New Reporter Average Salary. ” Pay. Scale. 14 November 2013. Web. 21 November 2013. http: //www. payscale. com/research/US/Job=News_Reporter/Salary • Ted Gest. “Convering Crime and Justice Introduction. Crime and Justice. November 2007. Web. 21 November 2013 http: //justicejournalism. org/justnews/crimeguide/intro. html • Anna Windermere. “Working conditions for Detectives. ” Chron. Web. 21 November 2013. http: //work. chron. com/working-conditions-detectives-15295. html