Title: The Routledge Guide to Working in Criminal Justice: Employability Skills and Careers in the Criminal Justice Sector
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date: 2025
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1032216948
ISBN 13: 9781032216942
Binding: Paperback / softback
Edition: 2nd Edition
Condition: New
Weight: 453 grams

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This book offers a one-stop guide to becoming employable and to careers in the criminal justice sector and beyond, exploring the key organisations and employers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, explaining how they operate and detailing how they are changing. Written in an engaging and accessible style by five experts on employability and the criminal justice sector, this book combines useful hints on becoming employable with helpful insights from those working in specific sectors.

The book covers careers in:

Probation
The police
Prisons
The courts, prosecution services and advocacy
Youth justice

Packed with hints and tips, advice from current students, useful web links and lists of recommended reading, as well as "a day in the life" features for each part of criminal justice, this book provides a clear guide to the career decision-making and transition processes and covers the essential elements required in making the first step towards securing a job in the above sectors. The new edition has been fully updated to include changes across the criminal justice system and includes increased coverage of issues such as diversity, resilience, adaptability, values and motivations, as well as a new chapter on alternative careers within the CJS one may not have thought about, and a comprehensive glossary.

It is essential reading for those who want to forge a successful career in any area of the criminal justice sector.

About the Author

Ester Ragonese is the Professional Qualification in Probation Training (PQiP) Academic Lead at Liverpool John Moores University.

Anne Rees is a Senior Lecturer and Regional Tutor with the Community Justice Learning Team in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Portsmouth.

Jo Ives has a lengthy career in education having worked in secondary, further and higher education, and is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Terry Dray is a higher education consultant having recently worked as Director for Employability and Employer Engagement at Keele University.

Georgia Marriott-Smith is a PhD Student at Liverpool John Moore’s University

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