Whether it's at the front line of Australia's border protection or working with Australia's Federal Police, criminal justice opens up all kinds of local and international career options.

You’ll be introduced to key institutions and concepts in criminal justice, including policing and the correctional system. You’ll also learn about the uses of technology in crime, crime theories and crime investigation.

This highly regarded course focuses on preparing you for employment. Close links with criminal justice agencies are built into its design, development and delivery.

You'll explore how criminal justice systems work to serve individuals and the community through law enforcement, policy, practice and reform.

Career Outcomes

Your career prospects are excellent and include roles with:

• Australian Federal Police
• Victoria Police
• Customs and Border Protection
• Victorian Gaming Commission
• community corrections
• Department of Justice
• Department of Health and Human Services
• courts

Other avenues of employment in civil and criminal law firms and a wide range of other organisations include:

• security management
• private security firms
• research
• prisons administration
• prosecutions
• counselling
• administrators
• youth justice
• dispute settlement
• mediation
• forensics