Are there criminal justice careers that do not require being a peace officer?
The traditional positions of police officer, deputy sheriff, highway patrol trooper, detective, FBI, Secret Service, and Drug Enforcement Administration special agent, criminal investigator, probation officer, corrections officer, and parole agent normally require peace officer standing.There are positions within the criminal justice profession that do not require peace officer status: deputy district attorney, assistant city attorney, assistant U.S. attorney, public defender, 911 emergency dispatcher, federal and state drug diversion investigator, intelligence specialist, police analyst, forensic technician, crime scene analyst, deputy coroner-investigator, child protective services investigator, private investigators, private and corporate security, bail enforcement agent, private corporations’ juvenile advisors, probation and corrections officers, insurance investigators, sheriff’s support specialists, police assistants, and evidence custodians.
The traditional positions of police officer, deputy sheriff, highway patrol trooper, detective, FBI, Secret Service, and Drug Enforcement Administration special agent, criminal investigator, probation officer, corrections officer, and parole agent normally require peace officer standing. There are positions within the criminal justice profession that do not require peace officer status: deputy district attorney, assistant city attorney, assistant U.S. attorney, public defender, 911 emergency dispatcher, federal and state drug diversion investigator, intelligence specialist, police analyst, forensic technician, crime scene analyst, deputy coroner-investigator, child protective services investigator, private investigators, private and corporate security, bail enforcement agent, private corporations’ juvenile advisors, probation and corrections officers, insurance investigators, sheriff’s support specialists, police assistants, and evidence custodians.
