1. Criminal Justice and Journalism By Kirsten Kaiser

2. The career options Criminal Justice Border patrol agent Bounty hunter Crime scene investigator Customs agent Federal special agent Game warden Law enforcement officer Military police *Police detective Private investigator Security officer Sociologist Criminal profiler Journalism Broadcast journalism Photojournalism Sports journalism Investigative journalism Communications Social media Public relations Visual communication Technical writing Copywriter Editor *Newspaper reporter Freelance writer

3. Police Detective Police detectives are ununiformed officers who help out during investigations. Typically, police detectives start out as patrol officers. Also, like uniformed police officers, detectives are often called upon to testify in court to support a prosecution’s case against an offender.

4. Newspaper reporter A reporter investigates and delivers news stories. He or she conducts interviews, observes events and does research to get all the facts about a story after getting a lead or tip. Then the reporter either writes up the story which will be published in a newspaper.

5. Working conditions Police Detective Long hours Stressful and demanding May travel extensively Can be very dangerous Newspaper reporter A reporters job is usually hectic. Working space may vary Covering wars, political uprisings, fires, floods, and similar events is often dangerous. Working hours vary Some may travel

6. training/qualifications Police detective Usually a parole officer first Police academy training On-the-job training 2-5 years of employment News Reporter 4 year degree experience

7. Earnings Police detective Salary may vary. Some jobs may include a bonus but the average ranges from $33,256-$96,330 News Reporter Salary may vary. Some jobs may include a bonus and profit sharing, but the average salary ranges between $21,374- $65,216

8. Criminal Justice (police detective Lake Superior State Univeristy Their criminal justice program is one of their biggest programs. They have a criminalistics lab and on site shooting range. Lake State offers one of the few law enforcement track programs in the state of Michigan. Students graduating from this program will leave the university MCOLES certifiable.

9. Jounalism (News reporter) Central Michigan University They have several different majors in journalism, including 3 new ones. Online Journalism Major Photojournalism Major Advertising Major News Editorial Concentration Public Relations Concentration

10. Similarities Police Detective and News reporter Write Reports Work hours vary Works in the field and in the office Solve problems and gather information

11. Differences Criminal Justice Works to solve crime May have several different training and qualifications to enter News reporter Writes about crime and other stories May have several different degrees to enter

12. What I prefer… Police Detective The idea of solving an issue is more appealing than writing about one They have the ability to make more money There are many advancement opportunities There are a lot more degrees that you could get

13. Work Cited “ New Reporter Average Salary.” PayScale. 14 November 2013.Web. 21 November 2013. http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=News_Reporter/Salary Ted Gest. “Convering Crime and Justice Introduction. Crime and Justice. November 2007. Web. 21 November 2013http://justicejournalism.org/justnews/crimeguide/intro.html Anna Windermere. “Working conditions for Detectives.” Chron. Web. 21 November 2013. http://work.chron.com/working-conditions-detectives-15295.html