For students anticipating working in the criminal justice field, such a program of study enhances opportunities for employment and eventual upward job mobility. What follows is a review of some of the areas of employment and resources for career information available to the CAS student. Most large communities have constant openings at the patrol level. Some departments reward college grads with a higher pay scale than non-grads. Unfortunately, too few departments require recruits have a college education.
County police are typically responsible for patrolling county roads.
This often brings them in contact with outlying communities and may result in some local municipal patrol authority. A student entering county policing may also aspire to promotions carrying additional responsibilities as well as increases in salary. State police have primary responsibility for state highways and they also support county, city, and federal police, whenever appropriate. Support activities include ballistics, fingerprinting, crime scene photography, and records. The amount of hiring depends upon federal budgets.