The Routledge Guide to Working in Criminal Justice

‘This book offers a new way of thinking about taking up employment in the Criminal Justice sector. In easy-to-follow steps it educates the reader about the Criminal Justice System and provides a constructive approach to decision-making around what type of employment and in which part of the Criminal Justice System the reader may want to work. The authors clearly understand the demands of employment in this sector and engage the reader in a consistently thought-provoking style.’— Dr. Jane Winstone, Principal Lecturer in Community Justice, University of Portsmouth, UK

‘This book is a very welcome resource that will be helpful to students, educators, careers professionals and those in the early stages of criminal justice careers. It is comprehensive, informative, accessible and very thoroughly researched. The book is organised in a very user-friendly way, with the reflection points, action points and mini case studies being easy to find and helpful to the reader’s practical understanding of the routes into criminal justice work.

There are a plethora of useful additional resources, including websites, provided to aid further investigation. A very helpful read.’— Paul Gaunt, Director of Careers and Employability, University of Chester, UK

'The aim of the book is "to offer a one-stop guide to becoming employable and to careers in the criminal justice sector and beyond." It succeeds admirably by providing inside information about the profession and by challenging those interested in criminal justice fields to really think about their roles in the profession. Summing Up: Recommended. All levels.' — K. Evans, Indiana State University, CHOICE Reviews