Terry Dray – författare

This book offers a one-stop guide to becoming employable and to careers in the criminal justice sector and beyond, exploring the key organisations and employers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, explaining how they operate and detailing how they are changing. Written in an engaging and accessible style by five experts on employability and the criminal justice sector, this book combines useful hints on becoming employable with helpful insights from those working in specific sectors.The book covers careers in:ProbationThe policePrisonsThe courts, prosecution services and advocacyYouth justicePacked with hints and tips, advice from current students, useful web links and lists of recommended reading, as well as "a day in the life" features for each part of criminal justice, this book provides a clear guide to the career decision-making and transition processes and covers the essential elements required in making the first step towards securing a job in the above sectors. The new edition has been fully updated to include changes across the criminal justice system and includes increased coverage of issues such as diversity, resilience, adaptability, values and motivations, as well as a new chapter on alternative careers within the CJS one may not have thought about, and a comprehensive glossary.It is essential reading for those who want to forge a successful career in any area of the criminal justice sector.

This book offers a one-stop guide to becoming employable and to careers in the criminal justice sector and beyond, exploring the key organisations and employers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, explaining how they operate and detailing how they are changing. Written in an engaging and accessible style by five experts on employability and the criminal justice sector, this book combines useful hints on becoming employable with helpful insights from those working in specific sectors.The book covers careers in:ProbationThe policePrisonsThe courts, prosecution services and advocacyYouth justicePacked with hints and tips, advice from current students, useful web links and lists of recommended reading, as well as "a day in the life" features for each part of criminal justice, this book provides a clear guide to the career decision-making and transition processes and covers the essential elements required in making the first step towards securing a job in the above sectors. The new edition has been fully updated to include changes across the criminal justice system and includes increased coverage of issues such as diversity, resilience, adaptability, values and motivations, as well as a new chapter on alternative careers within the CJS one may not have thought about, and a comprehensive glossary.It is essential reading for those who want to forge a successful career in any area of the criminal justice sector.

Every year thousands of people compete for employment in the UK. Employability and the ability to demonstrate the skills, attributes and behaviours required in a full-time job have become integral to securing employment and developing a career. This book aims to offer a one-stop guide to becoming employable and to careers in the Criminal Justice Sector and beyond, exploring the key organizations and employers in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, explaining how they operate and detailing how they are changing.Written in an engaging and accessible style by four experts on employability and the Criminal Justice Sector, this book combines useful hints on becoming employable with helpful insights from those working in specific sectors. The book covers careers in: probation, the police, prisons, the courts, prosecution services and advocacy, youth justice. Packed with hints and tips, advice from current students, useful web links and lists of recommended reading, this book provides a clear guide to the career decision-making and transition processes and covers the essential elements required to making the first step towards securing a job in the above sectors. It will be essential reading for those who want to forge a successful career in any area of the Criminal Justice Sector.