Duties may include tax collection, correction and rehabilitation, process serving and court attendance. The state police and highway patrol are two well-known areas of enforcement in the state system. They provide law enforcement during civil and natural disorder, protect the state parks and recreation facilities, control and enforce traffic, investigate organized crime,narcotics, fraud and gambling activities and add support to the local police. The federal government offers a wide variety of opportunities. Each agency or service has specific duties and responsibilities which may involve investigations, protections, intelligence, law enforcement, or prevention of crime.
Some agencies have very high standards in educational background, intelligence and physical ability.
Many major corporation and businesses have their own security forces, while others hire from security agencies. Another field in the private sector to consider is legal assisting. Legal assistants work directly under a lawyer's supervision doing background research and preparing legal arguments, draft pleadings, contracts and mortgages and separation agreements. Often these nonprofit agencies support and work with juvenile delinquents, the homeless, drug and alcohol abusers and previous criminals. Employment is found in community centers, youth service organizations, social service agencies, volunteer agencies, rehabilitation centers, and health welfare agencies.