Student News
Finding jobs in law enforcement
Students preparing for careers in law enforcement will find useful information on the job hunting procedure in two documents prepared by the Political Science & Criminal Justice Department.
How To Apply for a Law Enforcement Job covers qualifications and testing for law enforcement positions and lists job descriptions on the local, state and federal levels.
How To Interview for the Police Job offers tips on preparing for a job interview in law enforcement, including hypothetical questions that applicants are often asked.
Criminal Justice student organizations
The Criminal Justice program at NKU sponsors a chapter of the Alpha Phi Sigma Criminal Justice Honor Society and a chapter of Lambda Alpha Epsilon, a criminal justice professional student organization.
Alpha Phi Sigma recognizes academic excellence by undergraduates as well as graduate students in criminal justice. To become a member, the student must be a criminal justice major or minor who has completed one-third of the total hours required (40 hours) for graduation and maintain a minimum 3.2 overall GPA.
For more information about Alpha Phi Sigma, please contact Dr. Danielle McDonald at mcdonaldd1@nku.edu.
Lambda Alpha Epsilon is a national organization for students and professionals to promote high standards of ethical conduct, professional training and higher education within the criminal justice professions. Membership is open to all students having declared their major or minor in criminal justice.
For more information about Lambda Alpha Epsilon, please contact Professor Jill Shelley at shelleyj@nku.edu.