Criminal Justice Professor

Teach courses in criminal justice, corrections, and law enforcement administration. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

O*NET reports this occupation under titles such as: Adjunct Instructor; Adjunct Professor; Assistant Professor; Associate Professor; Criminal Justice Instructor; Criminal Justice Professor; Digital Forensics Instructor; Instructor; Justice Professor; Professor

Tasks

• Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as criminal law, defensive policing, and investigation techniques.
• Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
• Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
• Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
• Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
• Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
• Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
• Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
• Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
• Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
• Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
• Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
• Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
• Write letters of recommendation for students.
• Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.

Knowledge

• Education and Training
• English Language
• Law and Government
• Public Safety and Security
• Customer and Personal Service
• Computers and Electronics
• Administration and Management
• Psychology
• Administrative
• Personnel and Human Resources
• Communications and Media

Skills

• Speaking
• Active Listening
• Critical Thinking
• Reading Comprehension
• Writing
• Active Learning
• Learning Strategies
• Monitoring

Abilities

• Oral Expression
• Oral Comprehension
• Written Comprehension
• Written Expression
• Speech Clarity
• Inductive Reasoning
• Deductive Reasoning
• Problem Sensitivity
• Near Vision
• Information Ordering
• Speech Recognition
• Fluency of Ideas
• Originality
• Category Flexibility