Criminal Justice and Legal Careers
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Paralegals perform many of the same services as attorneys. While attorneys assume ultimate responsibility for the legal services, paralegals (or legal assistants) assist them in almost every aspect of their work.
Read about paralegal schools and careers near you in our Paralegal USA Resource Center.
If you're looking for information on criminal justice degrees or law enforcement careers, check out our Criminal Justice Degree Resource Center.
Browse a criminal justice degree syllabus, learn about criminal justice degrees online and read job descriptions at the police department. Also see our top 10 criminal justice movies and take the quiz to see how much you know about infamous psychopaths.
Using science to help identify criminals and analyze evidence against them, forensic scientists are detectives with microscopes.
Forensic scientists objectively examine physical evidence and present their findings to legal personnel for use in criminal prosecution and defense. They are an integral part of the criminal justice system.
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